[Conclusions] This paper has reviewed and commented on recent developments in evaluation research. I have outlined recent methodological developments and their implications for evaluation practice and policy. I have also provided copious citations to the technical literature related to these...

This paper makes three contributions to the literature on program evaluation. First, we construct a model that is well-suited to conduct equilibrium policy experiments and we illustrate effectiveness of general equilibrium models as tools for the evaluation of social programs. Second, we...