evaluation

Evidence-based policy-making in India will not improve until we make administrative data more reliable.

Six tips to help ensure your phone surveys are efficient and effective.

Iqbal Dhaliwal, Global Executive Director of J-PAL shares important lessons he has learned over years of working with governments.

Impact evaluations of low-cost interventions across four Indian states reveal interesting findings on how to accurately measure toilet use.

In just seven minutes and six questions, get a quick introduction to RCTs—how they work, why they're used, and what some of the criticisms and challenges around them are.

While economists can contribute to more informed policy discussions they ought to be cautious in offering advice on policy design.

Our sector routinely commissions evaluations, but do individual reports feed substantively into key decisions? It appears that they’re used more as an institutional accountability requirement. Fortunately, there are steps we can take to change this.

"Many interventions and businesses find themselves in a Catch 22: They need to show that they’re both innovative and scalable – but being scalable makes it harder for them to be innovative."

Impact evaluation can significantly benefit by incorporating both qualitative and quantitative research for better analysis. 

From demystifying caste-based myths, blockchain, and M&E, to discussing women in the workplace, this month's selection has something for everyone.