Description: Integrating Qualitative Methods into Investment Climate Impact Evaluations

Integrating Qualitative Methods into Investment Climate Impact Evaluations

Incorporating qualitative methods into the evaluation of development programs has become increasingly popular in recent years, both for the distinctive insights such approaches can bring in their own right and because of their capacity to complemen...

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Main Authors:	Mendoza Alcantara, Alejandra, Woolcock, Michael
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	ADMINISTRATIVE DATA ARTIFACTS BASELINE DATA BEHAVIORAL CHANGES BEHAVIORS BELIEFS BEST PRACTICES CATEGORIZATION COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY LEADERS COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS COMPLEXITY CONTROL GROUPS CORRUPTION COUNTERFACTUAL DATA ANALYSIS DATA COLLECTION DATA COLLECTION METHODS DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES DATA SOURCES DEPTH ANALYSIS DEPTH INTERVIEWS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH GROUP DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS DISCUSSION DISCUSSIONS DOCUMENTS DOMAINS ECONOMETRIC MODEL ECONOMIC POLICIES EVALUATION DESIGN EVALUATION METHODS EVALUATION TECHNIQUES EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS EXPERIMENTAL METHODS EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES EXPERIMENTS EXPLORATION FINANCIAL RESOURCES FLEXIBILITY FOCUS GROUP FOCUS GROUPS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS IDEAS IMPACT EVALUATION IMPACT EVALUATIONS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INNOVATIONS INSIGHTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INTEGRATION INTERVENTION INTERVIEWS KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS KNOWLEDGE GAPS LEARNING LICENSING LOGIC MARKET ACCESS METHODOLOGIES METHODOLOGY MIXED METHODS MODEL SPECIFICATION MODELING PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION PARTICIPATORY PROJECTS PERFORMANCE MONITORING POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL SCIENCE POLITICAL SUPPORT POVERTY ANALYSIS PRACTITIONERS PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAMS PROJECT BENEFICIARIES PROJECT EVALUATION PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING PURPOSIVE SAMPLING QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS QUALITATIVE DATA QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS QUALITATIVE METHODS QUALITATIVE RESEARCH QUALITATIVE TECHNIQUES QUANTITATIVE DATA QUANTITATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS QUANTITATIVE METHODS QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES QUESTIONNAIRES RELIABILITY REPRESENTATIVE HOUSEHOLD REPRESENTATIVE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS RESEARCHERS SCENARIOS SCIENCES SELECTION BIAS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL CONTEXT SOCIAL GROUPS SOCIAL INTERACTION SOCIAL INTERACTIONS STATISTICAL INFERENCE SYMBOLS TARGETING TECHNIQUES TRANSPARENCY TREATMENT EFFECTS UNITS OF ANALYSIS VALIDITY VARIABILITY WISDOM
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/12/23109052/integrating-qualitative-methods-investment-climate-impact-evaluations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21140

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Summary:	Incorporating qualitative methods into the evaluation of development programs has become increasingly popular in recent years, both for the distinctive insights such approaches can bring in their own right and because of their capacity to complement the strengths -- and where necessary correct some of the weaknesses -- of quantitative approaches. Some initial work deploying mixed methods has been undertaken in the assessment of investment climate reforms, but considerable room for expansion exists. This paper summarizes some of the key principles and practices underpinning mixed methods evaluations in development, highlight some notable examples of how such work has been conducted (and the particular contributions it has made), and offers some guidelines for those seeking to increase the sophistication and utility of qualitative methods in the evaluation of investment climate reforms.

Integrating Qualitative Methods into Investment Climate Impact Evaluations

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