Impact Assessments In Finance And Private Sector Development : What Have We Learned And What Should We Learn?

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No AccessPolicy Research Working Papers22 Jun 2013Impact Assessments In Finance And Private Sector Development : What Have We Learned And What Should We Learn?Authors/Editors: David McKenzieDavid McKenziehttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-4944SectionsAboutPDF (0.2 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract:Until recently rigorous impact evaluations have been rare in the area of finance and private sector development. One reason for this is the perception that many policies and projects in this area lend themselves less to formal evaluations. However, a vanguard of new impact evaluations on areas as diverse as fostering microenterprise growth, microfinance, rainfall insurance, and regulatory reform demonstrates that in many circumstances serious evaluation is possible. The purpose of this paper is to synthesize and distil the policy and implementation lessons emerging from these studies, use them to demonstrate the feasibility of impact evaluations in a broader array of topics, and thereby help prompt new impact evaluations for projects going forward. Previous bookNext book FiguresReferencesRecommendedDetailsCited ByUnderstanding and Enhancing the Role of Business in International Development: A Conceptual Framework and Agenda for ResearchIDS Working Papers, Vol.2014, No.44025 September 2014Evaluierung in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit. Das Beispiel der Finanziellen ZusammenarbeitCan Commercially-oriented Microfinance Help Meet the Millennium Development Goals? Evidence from PakistanWorld Development, Vol.39, No.1How Access to Credit Affects Self-employment: Differences by Gender during India's Rural Banking ReformJournal of Development Studies, Vol.47, No.1Beyond ideological cleavages: A unifying framework for industrial policies and other public interventionsEconomic Systems, Vol.33, No.4 View Published: June 2009 Copyright & Permissions Related TopicsFinance and Financial Sector DevelopmentPrivate Sector Development KeywordsACCESS TO CREDITACCESS TO FINANCEBANKSCAPITAL INVESTMENTCAPITAL STOCKCREDIT CONSTRAINTSCREDIT MARKETCREDIT MARKET FAILURESENTREPRENEURIAL ABILITYFINANCIAL SUPPORTGREATER ACCESSHOUSEHOLDSINTEREST RATESINTERNATIONAL BANKKEY CHALLENGESLACK OF CAPITALLOANMICROFINANCESELF-EMPLOYMENTSOURCE OF INCOME PDF DownloadLoading ...