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Scaling up sanitation : evidence from an RCT in Indonesia

Cameron, Lisa; Shah, Manisha - 2017

This paper evaluates the effectiveness of a widely used sanitation intervention, Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS …), using a randomized controlled trial. The intervention was implemented at scale across rural East Java in Indonesia. CLTS … constraints faced by poorer households limit their ability to improve sanitation. We also examine the program's scale up process …

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Evaluating Endogenous Program Interventions with Heterogeneous Treatment Intensity Using Bayesian Potential Outcomes Approach

Woldemichael, Andinet - 2014

In this paper, we implement Bayesian potential outcomes model to evaluate the impact of program interventions using non-randomized data. The approach jointly addresses selection bias in program placement, heterogeneous treatment intensity among the treated, and heterogeneity in treatment...

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Community-based health insurance and out-of-pocket healthcare spending in Africa : evidence from Rwanda

Woldemichael, Andinet; Gurara, Daniel Zerfu; Shimeles, Abebe - 2016

In the absence of third party and prepayment systems such as health insurance and tax-based healthcare financing, households in many low-income countries are exposed to the financial risks of paying large medical bills from out-of-pocket. In recent years, community based health insurance schemes...

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From candles to light : the impact of rural electrification

Arraiz, Irani; Calero, Carla - 2015

This paper studies the impact of access to electricity via solar-powered home systems (SHSs) in rural communities in Peru. Applying propensity score matching at the community as well as at the household level, the authors find that households with SHSs spend less on traditional sources of...

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Poverty and wellbeing impacts of microfinance : what do we know?

Maîtrot, Mathilde; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel - 2017

Over the last 35 years, microfinance has been generally regarded as an effective policy tool in the fight against poverty. Yet, the question of whether access to credit leads to poverty reduction and improved wellbeing remains open. To address this question, we conduct a systematic review of the...

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The impact of impact evaluation : are impact evaluation and impact evaluation synthesis contributing to evidence generation and use in low- and middle-income countries?

Manning, Richard; Goldman, Ian; Hernández Licona, Gonzalo - 2020

In 2006 the Center for Global Development's report 'When Will We Ever Learn? Improving lives through impact evaluation' bemoaned the lack of rigorous impact evaluations. The authors of the present paper researched international organizations and countries including Mexico, Colombia, South...

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COVID-19, food relief, and social distancing : evidence from the Bayan Bayanihan Program in the Philippines

Cabuay, Christopher; Sawada, Yasuyuki; Tan, Elaine S.; … - 2025

At the onset of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in the Philippines in April 2020, the Asian Development Bank, in partnership with the Philippine government and the private sector, implemented the Bayan Bayanihan (BB) food relief program which served approximately 162,000 households...

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Impact Evaluation of Innovation and Linkage Development Programs in Costa Rica : The Cases of PROPYME and CR Provee

Monge González, Ricardo - 2013

This paper estimates the impact of two productive development programs (PDPs) in Costa Rica: PROPYME and CR Provee. The first seeks to increase the capacity of small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) to innovate, and the second aims to increase backward linkages between Costa Rican SMEs and...

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Impact evaluation of innovation and linkage development programs in Costa Rica : the cases of PROPYME and CR Provee

Monge González, Ricardo; Rodriguez-Alvarez, Juan Antonio - 2013

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The effects of a non-contributory pension program on labor force participation : the case of 70 y Más in Mexico

Juarez, Laura; Pfutze, Tobias - 2014

We estimate the effect of 70 y Mas, an age-conditioned transfer program for individuals age 70 and older in rural Mexico, on the labor force participation of beneficiaries and of younger individuals who live with them. Using data from the 2010 Mexican Census, we exploit the age and locality...

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