TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ravallion, Martin
TI  - Evaluating anti-poverty programs, [electronic resource] 
U1  - 301.441 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - World Bank
KW  - Economic assistance, Domestic - Case studies
KW  - Poverty - Case studies
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - "0The author critically reviews the methods available for the ex-post counter factual analysis of programs that are assigned exclusively to individuals, households, or locations. The discussion covers both experimental and non-experimental methods (including propensity-score matching, discontinuity designs, double and triple differences, and instrumental variables). Two main lessons emerge. First, despite the claims of advocates, no single method dominates; rigorous, policy-relevant evaluations should be open-minded about methodology. Second, future efforts to draw more useful lessons from evaluations will call for more policy-relevant measures and deeper explanations of measured impacts than are possible from the classic (""black box"") assessment of mean impact. ""--World Bank web site."
ER  -