The guide outlines the main evaluation challenges associated with ALMP’s, and shows how to obtain rigorous impact … estimates using two leading evaluation approaches. The most credible and straightforward evaluation method is a randomized … and informative impact evaluation using either of these two techniques. …

fields. Among these techniques, Propensity-Score Matching (PSM) is increasingly applied in the policy evaluation community … interested in understanding its applicability to specific evaluation problems. The note summarizes the basic conditions under … the matching. Case studies are used throughout to illustrate important concepts in impact evaluation and PSM. In the …