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.

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.

Power to the people?: a replication study of a community-based monitoring programme in Uganda

Replication paper 3ie 2016  
In this replication study, Katherine Donato and Adrian Garcia Mosqueira re-examine the results of an influential 2009 study on community-based monitoring in Uganda by Martina Björkman and Jakob Svensson.

Intimate partner violence prevention evidence gap map: 2018 update

Evidence gap map Brief 3ie PDF icon 2019  
This brief outlines the main findings of the updated intimate partner violence prevention evidence gap map. Since the first map report in 2017, the evidence base has expanded significantly.

Mapping the evidence on WASH promotion in communities, schools and health facilities

Evidence gap map Brief 3ie PDF icon 2018  
3ie’s WASH evidence gap map provides an assessment of the evidence base for behaviour change, health and socio-economic outcomes resulting from WASH promotional approaches in households, schools, health facilities and communities.

Promoting handwashing and sanitation behaviour change in low-and middle-income countries

Systematic review summary 3ie PDF icon 2017  
This report summarises a systematic review that examines which promotional approaches are effective in changing handwashing and sanitation behaviour and which implementation factors affect the success or failure of such interventions.

What is the impact of education programmes on children's learning and school participation?

Systematic review Brief 3ie PDF icon 2016  
This brief is based on the systematic review summary, The impact of education programmes on learning and school participation in low- and middle-income countries by Snilstveit et. al. The report summarises the findings of a 3ie systematic review of the impact of 216 education programmes in 52 low- and middle-income countries.

Health insurance for the poor: myth or reality

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie PDF icon 2009  
A growing evidence base suggests that health insurance in poor areas can improve people’s access to health care. But the poorest in these areas do not seem to benefit much. Health insurance programs, generally, have not helped in reaching out to the poorest or improving their health care use.

Fighting corruption does improve schooling: a replication study of a newspaper campaign in Uganda

Replication paper 3ie 2015  

Supply chain inefficiencies can hinder public service delivery. Resource capture via corruption is one such leakage.

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