Koolwal, Gayatri B.

Handbook on impact evaluation : quantitative methods and practices by Shahidur R Khandker( Book )
9 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 213 libraries worldwide
Public programs are designed to reach certain goals and beneficiaries. Methods to understand whether such programs actually work, as well as the level and nature of impacts on intended beneficiaries, are main themes of this book. Has the Grameen Bank, for example, succeeded in lowering consumption poverty among the rural poor in Bangladesh? Can conditional cash transfer programs in Mexico and Latin America improve health and schooling outcomes for poor women and children? Does a new road actually raise welfare in a remote area in Tanzania, or is it a "highway to nowhere?" This book reviews quantitative methods and models of impact evaluation. It begings by reviewing the basic issues pertaining to an evaluation of an intervention to reach certain targets and goals. It then focuses on the experimental design of an impact evaluation, highlighting its strengths and shortcomings, followed by discussions on various non-experimental methods. The authors also cover methods to shed light on the nature and mechanisms by which different participants are benefiting from the program. For researchers interested in learning how to use these models with statistical software, the book also provides STATA exercises in the context of evaluating major microcredit programs in Bangladesh, such as the Grameen Bank. The framework presented in this book can be very useful for strengthening local capacity in impact evaluation among technicians and policymakers in charge of formulating, implementing, and evaluating programs to alleviate poverty and underdevelopment.

The poverty impact of rural roads : evidence from Bangladesh by Shahidur R Khandker( Book )
5 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 26 libraries worldwide
"The rationale for public investment in rural roads is that households can better exploit agricultural and nonagricultural opportunities to use labor and capital more efficiently. But significant knowledge gaps remain as to how opportunities provided by roads actually filter back into household outcomes and their distributional consequences. This paper examines the impacts of rural road projects using household-level panel data from Bangladesh. Rural road investments are found to reduce poverty significantly through higher agricultural production, higher wages, lower input and transportation costs, and higher output prices. Rural roads also lead to higher girls' and boys' schooling. Road investments are pro-poor, meaning the gains are proportionately higher for the poor than for the non-poor. "--World Bank web site.

Estimating the endogenously determined intrahousehold balance of power and its impact on expenditure pattern : evidence from Nepal by Gayatri B Koolwal( Book )
3 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 22 libraries worldwide

The poverty impact of rural roads evidence from Bangladesh by Zaid Bakht( Book )
1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide
"The rationale for public investment in rural roads is that households can better exploit agricultural and nonagricultural opportunities to use labor and capital more efficiently. But significant knowledge gaps remain as to how opportunities provided by roads actually filter back into household outcomes and their distributional consequences. This paper examines the impacts of rural road projects using household-level panel data from Bangladesh. Rural road investments are found to reduce poverty significantly through higher agricultural production, higher wages, lower input and transportation costs, and higher output prices. Rural roads also lead to higher girls' and boys' schooling. Road investments are pro-poor, meaning the gains are proportionately higher for the poor than for the non-poor. "--World Bank web site.

Handbook on impact evaluation by Shahidur R Khandker( Book )
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide

Estimating the endogenously determined intra household balance of power and its impact on expenditure pattern : evidence from Nepal by Gayatri B Koolwal( Book )
1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide

New trends in Japan's medical device market by Ames Gross( Book )
1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide

Estimating the endogenously determined intrahousehold balance of power and its impact on expenditure pattern by Gayatri B Koolwal( Book )
1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 1 library worldwide

Trends in human resources in Japan : executive summary by Ames Gross( Book )
1 edition published in 1999 in English and held by 1 library worldwide