This paper studies the impact of PROBEMS, a scholarship program in Mexico aimed at improving graduation rates and test scores among upper secondary school students from poor backgrounds. The identification...
According to the most recent joint monitoring program report for water and sanitation, sanitation coverage and usage has significantly progressed globally. The use of basic sanitation services has increased...
This brief summarizes the results of a gender impact evaluation study, entitled The short-term impact of a conditional cash subsidy on child health and nutrition in Colombia, conducted during the time...
This brief summarizes the results of a gender impact evaluation study, entitled Children's schooling and work in the presence of a conditional cash transfer program in rural Colombia, conducted between...
The brief summarizes the impact of a conditional cash transfer Program on Consumption in Colombia. The program originally began in 2001 and was funded by the IDB to last for 3 years. This paper studies...
As more resources are being allocated to impact evaluation (IE) in the context of development programs, the need to map out the utilization and influence of evaluations has been increasingly highlighted...
Presenting the proceedings of the May 2003 World Bank Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE), the volume imparts new research findings and discussions on key policy issues related to poverty...
The evaluation of welfare programs and government and international interventions are examined, with evaluations of social interventions and attempts made at "scaling up" these programs. The paper examines...
East Asia and Latin America have diverged in several dimensions in the past three decades. This paper compares household saving behavior in two countries in each region, using synthetic cohort techniques...