Beyond Experiments in Development Economics: Local Economy-Wide Impact Evaluation

by J. Edward Taylor, Mateusz J Filipski, Mateusz J. Filipski

This book provides researchers, students, and practitioners with a methodology to evaluate the impacts of a wide diversity of development projects and policies on local economies. Projects and policies often create spillovers within project areas. LEWIE uses simulation methods to quantify these spillovers. It has become a complement to randomized control trials (RCTs), as governments and donors become interested in documenting impacts beyond the treated,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198707886
• ISBN13: 9780198707882
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 10.1"