Fed Event: Development Circle | THIS WEDNESDAY, April 3rd

Development Circle | THIS WEDNESDAY, April 3rd | 12:15 - 1:20pm | 1203 VMH

"Generalizability of Impact Evaluations" with Dr. Eva Vivalt, a Young Professional in the Development Economics Research Group at the World Bank.

Impact evaluations are known for having internal validity but no external validity. Dr. Vivalt’s paper examines the de facto external validity of impact evaluations of several kinds of international development programs, using a unique data set of impact evaluation results. A theory is developed about how aspects of a particular impact evaluation may affect the generalizability of its results to different settings, and empirical evidence is brought to bear on it. Implications for development
practice are drawn.

Eva Vivalt is the founder of AidGrade, a D.C. research institute that focuses on learning what works from development economics, and is a Young Professional in the Development Economics Research Group at the World Bank. She has a Ph.D. in Economics and an M.A. in Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley. She has extensive experience with international development through work with the UN Development Program, Oxford Development Abroad, and numerous other charity groups. Eva has worked on impact evaluations independently as well as for the Development Impact Evaluation Initiative and other units within the World Bank, the IFC and MIGA.

See you there!