Journal of Development Effectiveness

2009 - 2025

Current editor(s): Howard White

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Volume 11, issue 4, 2019

Demand driven replication research: an overview of financial services for the poor replication research pp. 307-312

Benjamin DK. Wood, Abed Mutemi and Marie M. Gaarder

Savings revisited: a replication study of a savings intervention in Malawi pp. 313-326

Jesper Stage and Tharshini Thangavelu

Improving well-being through mobile money: a replication study in Niger pp. 327-341

Jp Meneses, Et Ventura, Oa Elorreaga, Cesar Huaroto, Gg Aguilar and Ep Beteta

Mobile money, risk sharing, and transaction costs: a replication study of evidence from Kenya’s mobile money revolution pp. 342-359

Nazila Alinaghi

Biometric Smartcards and payment disbursement: a replication study of building state capacity in India pp. 360-372

Akinwande A. Atanda

Thou shalt be given… but how? A replication study and extended cost-effectiveness analysis of a randomized experiment on food assistance in Northern Ecuador pp. 373-390

Stefan K. Lhachimi and Till Seuring

The short-term impact of unconditional cash transfers: a replication study of a randomized controlled trial in Kenya pp. 391-408

Hongmei Wang and Jiangtao Luo

Volume 11, issue 3, 2019

Does efficient provision of business development services yield better results for SMEs?: evidence from a networking project in Thailand pp. 203-229

Aya Suzuki and Kengo Igei

The impact of a conditional cash transfer programme on education outcomes beyond school attendance in Argentina pp. 230-252

María Edo and Mariana Marchionni

Conflict and aid dependency – an explorative study motivated by the case of Palestine pp. 253-272

Marcus Marktanner and Almuth Merkel

Taking intervention costs seriously: a new, old toolbox for inference about costs pp. 273-287

Caitlin Tulloch

Deworming children for soil-transmitted helminths in low and middle-income countries: systematic review and individual participant data network meta-analysis pp. 288-306

Vivian Andrea Welch, Alomgir Hossain, Elizabeth Ghogomu, Alison Riddle, Simon Cousens, Michelle Gaffey, Paul Arora, Robert Black, Donald Bundy, Mary Christine Castro, Li Chen, Omar Dewidar, Alison Elliott, Henrik Friis, T. Déirdre Hollingsworth, Susan Horton, Charles H. King, Huong Le Thi, Chengfang Liu, Fabian Rohner, Emily K Rousham, Rehana Salam, Erliyani Sartono, Peter Steinmann, Taniawati Supali, Peter Tugwell, Emily Webb, Franck Wieringa, Pattanee Winnichagoon, Maria Yazdanbakhsh, Zulfiqar A Bhutta and George A Wells

Volume 11, issue 2, 2019

The impact of teacher professional development programs on student achievement in rural China: evidence from Shaanxi Province pp. 105-131

Meichen Lu, Prashant Loyalka, Yaojiang Shi, Fang Chang, Chengfang Liu and Scott Rozelle

Impact of school gardens and complementary nutrition education in Burkina Faso pp. 132-145

Pepijn Schreinemachers, Mamounata Sandaogo Ouedraogo, Serge Diagbouga, Amadou Thiombiano, Serge Rodrigue Kouamé, Caroline Makamto Sobgui, Hsiao-Pu Chen and Ray-Yu Yang

Trusted sorghum: simulating interactions in the sorghum value chain in Kenya using games and agent-based modelling pp. 146-164

Youri Dijkxhoorn, Christine Plaisier, Tim Verwaart, Coen Van Wagenberg and Ruerd Ruben

The effects of market-based reforms on access to electricity in developing countries: a systematic review pp. 165-188

Gunther Bensch

The health impacts of a community biogas facility in an informal Urban settlement: does training matter? pp. 189-202

Stefano Moncada, Hilary Bambrick and Marie Briguglio

Volume 11, issue 1, 2019

Does implementing problem-solving projects affect decisional style? Developing governance capabilities in school management committees pp. 1-14

Vijaya Sherry Chand and Ketan Satish Deshmukh

Child discipline and social programs: evidence from Colombia pp. 15-42

Diana Lopez-Avila

Target segmentation in WASH policies, programmes and projects: a systematic review pp. 43-67

Akshaya Ayyangar, Sriharini Narayanan, Reeba Devaraj, Venkata Santhosh Kumar, Ganesh Devkar and Thillai Rajan Annamalai

Old is not always better: evidence from five randomized experiments in rural primary schools in China pp. 68-88

Lili Li, Fang Chang, Yaojiang Shi and Scott Rozelle

Moving on from logical frameworks to find the ‘missing middle’ in international development programmes pp. 89-103

Hilary Floate, Jo Durham and Geoffrey C. Marks

Volume 10, issue 4, 2018

The rise of impact evaluations and challenges which CEDIL is to address pp. 393-399

Howard White and Edoardo Masset

Mixing and matching: using qualitative methods to improve quantitative impact evaluations (IEs) and systematic reviews (SRs) of development outcomes pp. 400-421

Emmanuel Jimenez, Hugh Waddington, Neeta Goel, Audrey Prost, Andrew Pullin, Howard White, Shaon Lahiri and Anmol Narain

Conceptualising causal pathways in systematic reviews of international development interventions through adopting a causal chain analysis approach pp. 422-437

Dylan Kneale, James Thomas, Mukdarut Bangpan, Hugh Waddington and David Gough

Representing theories of change: technical challenges with evaluation consequences pp. 438-461

Rick Davies

Using data differently and using different data pp. 462-481

Ingvild Almås, Orazio Attanasio, Jyotsna Jalan, Francisco Oteiza and Marcella Vigneri

Timely evaluation in international development pp. 482-508

Jayne Webster, Josephine Exley, James Copestake, Rick Davies and James Hargreaves

Volume 10, issue 3, 2018

Corrigendum pp. iii-iii

The Editors

Is impact evaluation still on the rise? The new trends in 2010–2015 pp. 291-304

Shayda Mae Sabet and Annette Brown

Approaches to evidence synthesis in international development: a research agenda pp. 305-326

Sandy Oliver, David Gough, James Copestake and James Thomas

Infrastructure and well-being: employment effects of Jamuna bridge in Bangladesh pp. 327-340

Minhaj Mahmud and Yasuyuki Sawada

What it takes: evidence from a nutrition- and gender-sensitive agriculture intervention in rural Zambia pp. 341-372

Neha Kumar, Phuong Nguyen, Jody Harris, Danny Harvey, Rahul Rawat and Marie Ruel

The impact of agri-business skills training in Zimbabwe: an evaluation of the Training for Rural Economic Empowerment (TREE) programme pp. 373-391

Michee Lachaud, Boris Bravo-Ureta, Nathan Fiala and Susana P. Gonzalez

Corrigendum pp. 392-392

The Editors

Volume 10, issue 2, 2018

Value chain development of bay leaf in Nepal: an impact assessment pp. 179-196

Ghulam Muhammad Shah, Apsara Karki Nepal, Golam Rasul and Farid Ahmad

Small livestock and aquaculture programming impacts on household livelihood security: a systematic narrative review pp. 197-248

Ivy Blackmore, Carolyn Lesorogol and Lora Iannotti

Teacher pay and student performance: evidence from the Gambian hardship allowance pp. 249-276

Todd Pugatch and Elizabeth Schroeder

How well are aid agencies evaluating programs? An assessment of the quality of global health evaluations pp. 277-289

Julia Raifman, Felix Lam, Janeen Madan Keller, Alexander Radunsky and William Savedoff

Volume 10, issue 1, 2018

What have we learned after ten years of systematic reviews in international development? pp. 1-16

Hugh Waddington, Edoardo Masset and Emmanuel Jimenez

Theory-based systematic reviews pp. 17-38

Howard White

The challenges of screening and synthesising qualitative research in a mixed-methods systematic review. The case of the impact of agricultural certification schemes pp. 39-60

Daphne Skalidou and Carlos Oya

The effectiveness of school-based decision making in improving educational outcomes: a systematic review pp. 61-94

Roy Carr-Hill, Caine Rolleston, Rebecca Schendel and Hugh Waddington

Systematic reviews of cost-effectiveness in low and middle income countries: a review of reviews pp. 95-120

Edoardo Masset, Giulia Mascagni, Arnab Acharya, Eva-Maria Egger and Amrita Saha

The effectiveness and value for money of cash-based humanitarian assistance: a systematic review pp. 121-144

Hannah Tappis and Shannon Doocy

Using internal evaluations to measure organisational impact: a meta-analysis of Oxfam’s women’s empowerment projects pp. 145-170

Simone Lombardini and Kristen McCollum

Do evidence networks make a difference? pp. 171-178

Ruth Stewart

Volume 9, issue 4, 2017

Cash transfer programmes, weather shocks and household welfare: evidence from a randomised experiment in Zambia pp. 419-442

Solomon Asfaw, Alessandro Carraro, Benjamin Davis, Sudhanshu Handa and David Seidenfeld

Microfinance bundling and consumer protection: experimental evidence from Colombia pp. 443-461

Jonathan Bauchet, Amy Damon and Vance Larsen

Community monitoring interventions to curb corruption and increase access and quality in service delivery: a systematic review pp. 462-499

Ezequiel Molina, Laura Carella, Ana Pacheco, Guillermo Cruces and Leonardo Gasparini

Do campaigns featuring impact evaluations increase donations? Evidence from a survey experiment pp. 500-518

Björn Vollan, Karla Henning and Deniza Staewa

Can rigorous impact evaluations improve humanitarian assistance? pp. 519-542

Jyotsna Puri, Anastasia Aladysheva, Vegard Iversen, Yashodhan Ghorpade and Tilman Brück

Increasing anti-malaria bednet take-up using information and distribution strategies: evidence from a field trial in Senegal pp. 543-562

Jacopo Bonan, Philippe LeMay-Boucher and Michel Tenikue

Editorial Board pp. ebi-ebi

The Editors

Volume 9, issue 3, 2017

Policy deliberation and voter persuasion: estimating intrinsic causal effects of town hall meetings pp. 295-304

Leonard Wantchekon

School grants and school performance in rural Cambodia pp. 305-328

Jeffery H. Marshall and Seng Bunly

Impact of school gardens in Nepal: a cluster randomised controlled trial pp. 329-343

Pepijn Schreinemachers, Dhruba Raj Bhattarai, Giri Dhari Subedi, Tej Prasad Acharya, Hsiao-pu Chen, Ray-yu Yang, Narayan Kaji Kashichhawa, Upendra Dhungana, Gregory C. Luther and Maureen Mecozzi

The impact of export processing zones on employment, wages and labour conditions in developing countries: systematic review pp. 344-360

Xavier Cirera and Rajith Lakshman

How effective are HIV behaviour change interventions? Experimental evidence from Zimbabwe pp. 361-388

Anselm Rink and Ramona Wong-Grünwald

Women’s empowerment through electricity access: scoping study and proposal for a framework of analysis pp. 389-417

Tanja Winther, Margaret N. Matinga, Kirsten Ulsrud and Karina Standal

Volume 9, issue 2, 2017

Effective targeting of social programmes: an overview of issues pp. 145-161

Howard White

The targeting effectiveness of social transfers pp. 162-211

Stephen Devereux, Edoardo Masset, Rachel Sabates-Wheeler, Michael Samson, Althea-Maria Rivas and Dolf te Lintelo

Social exclusion and access to social protection schemes pp. 212-244

Stephen Kidd

Reforming teacher deployment in Indonesia pp. 245-262

Mark Heyward, Aos Santosa Hadiwijaya, Mahargianto and Edy Priyono

Qualitative research and the evaluation of development impact: incorporating authenticity into the assessment of rigour pp. 263-276

Susan Johnson and Saltanat Rasulova

Welfare impacts of an entry-level solar home system in Uganda pp. 277-294

Amy Z. Chen, Jeremy Fischer, Andrew Fraker, Neil Buddy Shah, Stuart Shirrell and Daniel Stein

Volume 9, issue 1, 2017

The additionality impact of a matching grant programme for small firms: experimental evidence from Yemen pp. 1-14

David McKenzie, Nabila Assaf and Ana Paula Cusolito

Can self-help group programs improve women’s empowerment? A systematic review pp. 15-40

Carinne Brody, Thomas Hoop, Martina Vojtkova, Ruby Warnock, Megan Dunbar, Padmini Murthy and Shari L. Dworkin

The impact of conditional cash transfers on the matriculation of junior high school students into rural China’s high schools pp. 41-60

Fan Li, Yingquan Song, Hongmei Yi, Jianguo Wei, Linxiu Zhang, Yaojiang Shi, James Chu, Natalie Johnson, Prashant Loyalka and Scott Rozelle

The impact of land property rights interventions on investment and agricultural productivity in developing countries: a systematic review pp. 61-81

Steven Lawry, Cyrus Samii, Ruth Hall, Aaron Leopold, Donna Hornby and Farai Mtero

Which standards from which disciplines? A test of systematic review for designing interdisciplinary evaluations pp. 82-100

Aogán Delaney, Peter A. Tamás and Hilde Tobi

Duration of programme exposure is associated with improved outcomes in nutrition and health: the case for longer project cycles from intervention experience in rural Nepal pp. 101-119

Laurie C. Miller, Neena Joshi, Mahendra Lohani, Beatrice Rogers, Meghan Kershaw, Robert Houser, Shibani Ghosh, Jeffrey K. Griffiths, Shubh Mahato and Patrick Webb

Contribution analysis of a Bolivian innovation grant fund: mixing methods to verify relevance, efficiency and effectiveness pp. 120-143

Giel Ton