Economic Evaluation of Sustainable Development.
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| Language: | English |
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Singapore :
Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,
2019.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Acronyms
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Boxes
- Chapter 1: Evaluation, Economics, and Sustainable Development
- Evaluating Sustainable Development
- Economics-Evaluation Interaction
- Evaluating Components of the SDGs
- Inclusive Growth
- Environmental Protection
- Institutions and Governance
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Chapter 2: The Spectrum of Impact Evaluations
- Why Impact Evaluation?
- Causal Inference and Counterfactuals
- Estimating the Counterfactual
- Establishing a Theory of Change
- Internal Validity and External Validity
- Random Assignment
- Sampling and Validity Issues in Randomization
- Which Treatment Parameters Are of Interest?
- Need for Baseline Information
- Quasi-experimental Methods
- Difference-in-Differences
- The DID Parallel-Trends Assumption
- Advantages and Limitations of DID
- Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD)
- Advantages and Limitations of the Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD)
- Instrumental Variables (IV)
- Advantages and Limitations of IV
- Propensity Score Matching (PSM)
- Advantages and Limitations of PSM
- Choosing an Impact-Evaluation Method
- Challenges in Conducting Impact Evaluations
- Technical Challenges
- Organizational Challenges
- Political Challenges
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Chapter 3: The Picture from Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Why Use CBA?
- Steps in Conducting CBA
- Identifying Benefits
- Identifying Costs
- Valuation Techniques
- Avoid Double Counting
- Computing Net Social Benefit
- Externalities
- Project Benefits and Costs
- Net Present Value (NPV) of Alternative Scenarios
- Uncertainties and Risks
- Factoring Social Equity
- Make a Recommendation
- Applications of CBA
- Conclusion
- Bibliography.
- Chapter 4: Objectives-Based Evaluation for Accountability and Learning
- Objectives-Based Evaluation
- OBE Criteria
- Project Evaluations
- Public Sector Projects
- Private Sector Projects
- Aggregative Evaluations
- Sector Evaluations
- Country Evaluations
- Evaluations by Theme
- Inclusion
- Sustainability
- Governance
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Chapter 5: Conclusion and Future Directions
- Evaluation of Sustainability
- Direct and Indirect Impacts
- Well-Being and Inclusion
- Environmental Protection
- Broader Goals in Asia
- Local and Global Public Goods
- Small and Big Data
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Correction: Economic Evaluation of Sustainable Development
- Index.