Search Results - subject:"program design"

How does contract design affect the uptake of microcredit among the ultra-poor? : experimental evidence from the river islands of Northern Bangladesh

Takahashi, Kazushi; Shonchoy, Abu S.; Ito, Seiro; … - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2014

Despite the professed claims of microcredit alleviating poverty, little is known about what kind of credit contract is suitable for extremely poor households, also called the ultra-poor. To fill this knowledge gap, we initiated a field experiment in the river islands of northern Bangladesh,...

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Auctioning Conservation Payments using Environmental Indices

Cattaneo, Andrea - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006

programs and we analyze how these solutions depend on program design parameters. The distinction is made between environmental …

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Key issues in the design of pay for performance programs

Eijkenaar, Frank - In: The European Journal of Health Economics 14 (2013) 1, pp. 117-131

. However, evidence on P4P effectiveness remains inconclusive. Flaws in program design may have contributed to this limited … is important, especially in outcome and resource use measures, (4) involving providers in program design is vital, (5) on … success. Based on a synthesis of relevant theoretical and empirical literature, this paper discusses key issues in P4P-program …

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Prescriptive use of Environmental Indices: A "How To" Guide for Conservation Programs

Cattaneo, Andrea - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2005

programs and we analyze how these solutions depend on program design parameters. The distinction is made between environmental …

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Governability Framework for the Evaluation and Implementation of Complex Public Health Functions

Varghese, Joe; Kutty, V. Raman - In: Evaluation Review 36 (2012) 4, pp. 303-319

Background: The dominant theoretical basis of our public health practice originates from a positivist or reductionist paradigm. It fails to take into account the complexity emerging out of public healthâ€™s multiple influences originating from biological and social worlds. A deeper...

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When is a Program Ready for Rigorous Impact Evaluation? The Role of a Falsifiable Logic Model

Epstein, Diana; Klerman, Jacob Alex - In: Evaluation Review 36 (2012) 5, pp. 375-401

Background: Recent reviews suggest that many plausible programs are found to have at best small impacts not commensurate with their cost, and often have no detectable positive impacts at all. Even programs with initial rigorous impact evaluation (RIE) that show them to be effective often fail a...

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Translating evidence into practice: Supporting the school performance of young people living in residential group care in Ontario

Gharabaghi, Kiaras - In: Children and Youth Services Review 34 (2012) 6, pp. 1130-1134

This paper provides an overview of an on-going ‘research-to-practice synthesis’ project that explores the education and learning supports provided to youth in residential group care in Ontario. The project is focused on how group care programs support the education and learning of youth in...

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Reconciling the Multiple Objectives of Prison Diversion Programs for Drug Offenders: Evidence From Kansasâ€™ Senate Bill 123

Stemen, Don; Rengifo, Andres F. - In: Evaluation Review 35 (2011) 6, pp. 642-672

Background: In recent years, several states have created mandatory prison-diversion programs for felony drug possessors. These programs have both individual-level goals of reducing recidivism rates and system-level goals of reducing prison populations. Objective: This study examines the...

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Optimal Income Support Targeting

Galiani, Sebastian; Wachter, Stefan De - Departamento de Economía, Universidad de San Andrés - 2001

This paper considers the practical problem of distributing a fixed budget for poverty alleviation to a population whose poverty status is not directly observable. The solution we propose improves on the techniques that are commonly used in practice by taking both the concavity of the social...

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Agri-Environmental Policy at the Crossroads: Guideposts on a Changing Landscape

Claassen, Roger; Hansen, LeRoy T.; Peters, Mark; … - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2001

Agri-environmental policy is at a crossroads. Over the past 20 years, a wide range of policies addressing the environmental implications of agricultural production have been implemented at the Federal level. Those policies have played an important role in reducing soil erosion, protecting and...

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