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As part of our mandate as a knowledge producer and translator for our main audiences, we maintain a range of free online publication series: briefs, impact evaluation reports, systematic review technical and summary reports, replication papers, evidence gap map reports, scoping, and working papers.

Latest publications

Latest publications

A wide angle view of learning: evaluation of the CCE and LEP programmes in Haryana, India

Impact evaluation 3ie PDF icon 2015  

National educational surveys in India have consistently shown that the vast majority of students fail to attain grade-level competencies at the end of five years of primary schooling.

A randomised evaluation of the effects of an agricultural insurance programme on rural households’ behaviour: evidence from China

Impact evaluation 3ie PDF icon 2014  

The provision of weather insurance is a potential way of shielding farmers from weather related shocks and reducing poverty.

An impact evaluation of information disclosure on elected representatives’ performance: evidence from rural and urban India

Impact evaluation 3ie PDF icon 2015  

Voter awareness campaigns can empower citizens to demand more effective political leadership and better public services.

The impact of mother literacy and participation programmes on child learning: evidence from a randomised evaluation in India

Impact evaluation 3ie PDF icon 2015  

While significant progress has been made in low- and middle-income countries towards the enrollment of children in schools, it has not led to an equivalent increase in their learning.

Targeting the poor: evidence from a field experiment in Indonesia

Impact evaluation 3ie PDF icon 2014  

Developing country governments often lack verifiable household income information to identify beneficiaries for social programmes.

Providing collateral and improving product market access for smallholder farmers: a randomised evaluation of inventory credit in Sierra Leone

Impact evaluation 3ie PDF icon 2015  

Inventory credit can be an important instrument in helping farmers benefit from large inter-seasonal volatility of agricultural prices.

Scaling up male circumcision service provision: results from a randomised evaluation in Malawi

Impact evaluation 3ie PDF icon 2014  

This study by Rebecca Thornton, Susan Godlonton, Jobiba Chinkhumba and Rachael Pierotti presents results from a randomised evaluation of how price and information affect th

Can we obtain the required rigour without randomisation?

Working paper 3ie PDF icon 2011  

Karl Hughes and Claire Hutchings describe problems development organizations face in moving beyond outcome measurement.

A can of worms? Implications of rigorous impact evaluations for development agencies

Working paper 3ie PDF icon 2011  

Eric Roetman highlights the practical and ethical dilemmas of conducting impact evaluations.

Sound expectations: from impact evaluations to policy change

Working paper 3ie PDF icon 2011  

Vanesa Weyrauch and Gala Diaz Langou develop a conceptual framework to identify factors that help or hinder impact evaluation and analyze how they influence policy.