randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to accumulate credible knowledge of what works, without over-reliance on questionable theory …-based evaluation of projects is unlikely to lead to scientific progress in the understanding of economic development. I welcome recent … trends in development experimentation away from the evaluation of projects and towards the evaluation of theoretical …

randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to accumulate credible knowledge of what works, without over-reliance on questionable theory …-based evaluation of projects is unlikely to lead to scientific progress in the understanding of economic development. I welcome recent … trends in development experimentation away from the evaluation of projects and towards the evaluation of theoretical …

Ongoing empirical research on the drivers of project-aid effectiveness relies on World Bank evaluation ratings across … World Bank evaluation ratings are measuring precisely. Second, only project management variables, which are sector …. Moreover, we are able to analyze the impact of project design in addition to project management. We find that evaluation …