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April 2015

Washington DC

Second 3ie Howard White Lecture

Howard white lecture 13 April 2015 Washington DC

In the second 3ie Howard White lecture, Deborah L Rugg used highlights from her 33 years of national and international professional experience to discuss the barriers she overcame and the tips on doing so in achieving important changes in policy and programmes.

Can peers and other influencers increase voluntary medical male circumcision uptake?

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie

2016

This brief is based on findings from four 3ie-funded pilot interventions in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Zambia and Uganda that used role models, peers, partners and normative attitudes to evaluate whether or not these influencers had a positive impact on VMMC uptake. The impact evaluations summarised in this brief showed mixed results.

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

Impact evaluation 3ie

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.

The identification and measurement of health - related spillovers in impact evaluations

Systematic review 3ie

2015

This systematic review by Benjamin-Chung and colleagues examines the existing evidence on interventions associated with health-related spillover effects.

What methods may be used in impact evaluations of humanitarian assistance?

Working paper 3ie

2014

Since 2005, more than US$90 billion has been spent on humanitarian assistance. Humanitarian crises are complex situations where demand for aid very often exceeds supply.

Cash and change: a replication study of a cash transfer experiment in Malawi

Replication paper 3ie 2019

Maira Reimão conducted a replication of a 2011 study, Cash or condition? Evidence from a cash transfer experiment, by Baird and colleagues, which is one of the few studies that empirically compares the impact of unconditional cash transfers to that of conditional cash transfers.

3ie Washington Evidence Week 2015

Evidence Week 13 - 17 April 2015 Washington DC

The 3ie Washington Evidence Week was held 13-17 April.

To celebrate the International Year of Evaluation, the focus this year was on how evidence from impact evaluation and systematic reviews have influenced programmes and policies in international development. The event brought together development leaders, policymakers and researchers to discuss the future of evidence-informed policy.

The success of paying people to not cut down trees

This article discusses the main findings from a 3ie-funded study, Testing the effectiveness of payments for ecosystem services to enhance conservation in productive landscapes in Uganda, The authors find that paying landowners small sums did discourage tree-cutting and therefore worked to slow the pace of deforestation.

Do lottery-based incentives help increase voluntary medical male circumcision?

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie

2016

This brief is based on two 3ie-funded pilot interventions in Kenya and Tanzania. These studies were conducted to determine whether men aged 20–39 years responded to material incentives like smartphones or bicycles allocated through a lottery.

Shelter from the storm: upgrading housing infrastructure in Latin American slums

Impact evaluation 3ie

2015

This study by Sebastian Galiani, Paul Gertler, Ryan Cooper, Sebastian Martinez, Adam Ross and Raimundo Undurraga evaluates the impact of providing inexpensive basic pre-fabricated houses to poor po

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