Experience from a phased mixed-methods approach to impact evaluation of Danida support to rural transport infrastructure in Nicaragua

Eva Broegaard, Ted Freeman and Carsten Schwensen

Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2011, vol. 3, issue 1, 9-27

Abstract: This study exemplifies and discusses how mixed methods can be used to overcome data shortages in an evaluation of the socio-economic effects of improved transport infrastructure in Nicaragua. Relying on a combination of existing data and a targeted collection of additional qualitative and quantitative information, the approach establishes a counterfactual and analyses the processes of change over a relevant range of impacts, whilst investigating heterogeneity of effects. The approach enabled a small donor agency with scarce evaluation resources to conduct an impact evaluation within data, time and budget constraints, thereby contributing to the foundation for better practice.

Keywords: transport infrastructure; impact evaluation; mixed methods; Nicaragua; PAST-Danida (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2010.545893

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