Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/87370 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 12-081/2
Publisher: 
Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam and Rotterdam
Abstract: 
There is a growing interest in extending project evaluation methods to the evaluation of programs: complex interventions involving multiple activities. In general a program evaluation cannot be based on separate evaluations of its components since interactions between the activities are likely to be important. We propose a measure of program impact, the total program effect (TPE), which is an extension of the average treatment effect on the treated (ATET). Regression techniques can be applied to observational data from a representative sample to estimate the TPE for complex interventions in the presence of selection effects and treatment heterogeneity. As an example we present an estimate of the TPE for a rural water supply and sanitation program in Mozambique. Estimating the TPE from randomized controlled trials would appear to be an alternative; however, the scope for using RCTs in this context is limited.
Subjects: 
program evaluation
randomized controlled trials
policy evaluation
treatment heterogeneity
budget support
sector-wide programs
aid effectiveness
JEL: 
C21
C33
O22
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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