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Abstract
We argue that non-experimental impact estimators will continue to be needed for evaluations of interventions in developing countries as social experiments, for various reasons, will never be the most preferred approach. In a survey of four studies that empirically compare the performance of experimental and non-experimental impact estimates using data from development interventions, we show that the preferred non-experimental estimators are unbiased. We try to explain the reasons why the non-experimental estimators perform better in the context of development interventions than American job-market interventions. We also use the survey as a source for suggestions for implementation and assessment of non-experimental impact evaluations. Our main suggestion is to be more careful and precise in the formulation of the statistical model for the assignment into the program and also to use the assignment information for model-based systematic sampling.
Original language | English |
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Publisher | Institute of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen |
Number of pages | 25 |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2011 |
Series | FOI Working Paper |
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Number | 2011/16 |
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- 1 Lecture and oral contribution
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A Comparison of Model-based and Design-basedImpact Evaluations in Developing Countries
Henrik Hansen (Lecturer)
22 Jun 2012Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution