Impact evaluations

These are final reports of 3ie-supported impact evaluations that assess the difference a development intervention has made to social and economic outcomes. We fund rigorous evaluations that include a theory-based experimental or quasi-experimental design, and we use the most appropriate mix of methods to capture outcomes and answer what works, for whom, why and at what cost.

Latest impact evaluation report series

Impact evaluation report series

Looking for more impact evaluation evidence? Search our impact evaluation repository to find both 3ie and non-3ie funded studies, summaries and links to the original studies

IE73

Impact evaluation of the Smallholder Dairy Commercialization Programme in Kenya

Impact evaluation 3ie 2018  
This evaluation examines the impacts of the Smallholder Dairy Commercialization Programme, which as designed to enhance dairy farming productivity, reduce production costs and strengthen market linkages.

IE72

The impact of adopting risk-reducing, drought-tolerant rice in India

Impact evaluation 3ie 2018  
This evaluation examines the impact of cultivating Sahbhagi Dhan rice to reduce yield losses during droughts for farmers in eastern India.

IE71

Poverty and empowerment impacts of the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project in India

Impact evaluation 3ie 2018  

This evaluation assesses the impact of the government-funded Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project on poverty and women’s empowerment.

IE70

How should Tanzania use its natural gas? Citizens’ views from a nationwide Deliberative Poll

Impact evaluation 3ie 2018  

In 2010, Tanzania discovered natural gas reserves off its southern coast worth roughly 15 times its annual gross domestic product.

IE69

Impact evaluation of the conditional cash transfer program for secondary school attendance in Macedonia

Impact evaluation 3ie 2018  

This impact evaluation examines short- and medium-term impacts of a cash transfer programme in Macedonia that is conditional on children enrolling in secondary school.

IE68

Age at marriage, women’s education, and mother and child outcomes in Bangladesh

Impact evaluation 3ie 2018  

This impact evaluation examines the impact of an empowerment training programme and a financial incentive programme to reduce child marriage and increase girls’ education in rural Bangladesh.

IE67

Evaluating agricultural information dissemination in western Kenya

Impact evaluation 3ie 2018  

This impact evaluation by Fabregas and colleagues examines the role of information in addressing the constraints smallholder farmers in Kenya face in adopting agricultural inputs.

Impact evaluation report 66

General equilibrium impact assessment of the Productive Safety Net Program in Ethiopia

Impact evaluation 3ie 2017  

The Productive Safety Net Program was launched in 2005 to fight chronic food security issues in Ethiopia.

Impact evaluation report 65

Impact of the Uddeepan programme on child health and nutrition in India

Impact evaluation 3ie 2017  
This report evaluates if the Uddeepan programme in Bihar relaxes labour constraints and improves workers’ abilities, and leads to better maternal knowledge, immunisation rates, availability of take-home rations, enrolment in pre-school centres, and weight-for-age Z scores, a key outcome.

Evaluating oral HIV self-testing to increase HIV testing uptake among truck drivers in Kenya

Evaluating oral HIV self-testing to increase HIV testing uptake among truck drivers in Kenya

Impact evaluation 3ie 2017  

In many African countries, men are less likely to test for HIV than women. Truck drivers, a male-dominated profession, have even lower HIV testing rates.