This paper introduces a new index that captures the institutional environment underpinning public investment management across four different stages: project appraisal, selection, implementation, and evaluation. Covering 71 countries, including 40 low-income countries, the index allows for...

The paper reviews the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) approach and efforts to build institutional statistical capacity to permit evidence-based monitoring of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs). Integrating the PRS approach and statistical development strategies could provide...

Mit dem Modellprojekt TINA - Trägergestützte inklusive Ausbildung wollte die Regionaldirektion Bayern der Bundesagentur für Arbeit das Potenzial von jungen Menschen mit Behinderung, die ihre Ausbildung in einer Reha-Einrichtung beginnen, noch besser erschließen. Die wissenschaftliche...

Decisions to invest in transport infrastructure projects require careful deliberation. Governments need evaluation methods to ensure that their scarce resources are allocated in a way that maximises their net return to society. How can the efficiency of allocating funds for transport...