NGOs and the effectiveness of interventions

Faraz Usmani, Marc Jeuland and Subhrendu Pattanayak

No 902, Ruhr Economic Papers from RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen

Abstract: Interventions led by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are often more effective than comparable efforts by other actors, yet relatively little is known about how implementer identity drives final outcomes. Combining a stratified field experiment in India with a triple-differences estimation strategy, we show that a local development NGO's prior engagement with target communities increases the effectiveness of a technology-promotion intervention implemented by it by at least 30 percent. This "NGO effect" has implications for the generalizability and scalability of evidence from experimental research conducted with local implementation partners.

Keywords: NGOs; field experiments; external validity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C93 L31 O12 O17 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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Journal Article: NGOs and the Effectiveness of Interventions (2024)
Working Paper: NGOs and the effectiveness of interventions (2018)
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DOI: 10.4419/96973043

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