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Program Evaluation’s Path to Greater Policy Relevance: Learning From Rossi’s Iron Laws Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Douglas J. Besharov
In a 1987 article, Peter R. Rossi promulgated “The Iron Law of Evaluation and Other Metallic Rules.” The Metallic Laws were meant as an informal (and humorous) overstatement of the weakness of contemporary evaluations of social programs. Rossi’ s underlying worry was not so much about the state of evaluation technology in the abstract, but, rather, in its inability to advance our broad understanding
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Studying Parole Revocation Practices: Accounting for Dependency Between Competing Events Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 William Rhodes, Gerald Gaes, William Sabol
When individuals are released from prison, they typically enter a period of post confinement community supervision. While under community supervision, their behaviors are subject to special conditions requiring them to report to supervisors and prohibiting certain behaviors such as drug and alcohol use. Many supervisees are returned to prison because they violate those special conditions, or because
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The Alternative Factors Leading to Replication Crisis: Prediction and Evaluation Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Gregory Chernov
Most existing solutions to the current replication crisis in science address only the factors stemming from specific poor research practices. We introduce a novel mechanism that leverages the experts’ predictive abilities to analyze the root causes of replication failures. It is backed by the principle that the most accurate predictor is the most qualified expert. This mechanism can be seamlessly integrated
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Evaluating Sustainable Mobility: Motorized and Non-motorized Modes in Suburban Areas of Thailand Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Pawinee Iamtrakul, Jirawan Klaylee, I-Soon Raungratanaamporn
The impact of sustainable mobility may be considered through the mode of non-motorization, which may vary by spatial environmental conditions, especially accessibility by active mobility in a necessarily safe, comfortable, and pleasant atmosphere. Sustainable mobility comprises willingness to allow commuting behaviors on non-motorized travel for safety and green ethics. These chiefly participate to
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Improving the Usefulness and Use of Meta-Analysis to Inform Policy and Practice Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2024-02-03 Rebecca Maynard
This chapter begins with an overview of recent developments that have encouraged and facilitated greater use of research syntheses, including Meta-Analysis, to guide public policy and practice in education, workforce development, and social services. It discusses the role of Meta-Analysis for improving knowledge of the effectiveness of programs, policies, and practices and the applicability and generalizability
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Contexts of Convenience: Generalizing from Published Evaluations of School Finance Policies Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Danielle V. Handel, Eric A. Hanushek
Recent attention to the causal identification of spending impacts provides improved estimates of spending outcomes in a variety of circumstances, but the estimates are substantially different across studies. Half of the variation in estimated funding impact on test scores and over three-quarters of the variation of impacts on school attainment reflect differences in the true parameters across study
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How Mixed-Methods Research Can Improve the Policy Relevance of Impact Evaluations Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Burt S. Barnow, Sanjay K. Pandey, Qian “Eric” Luo
This paper describes how mixed methods can improve the value and policy relevance of impact evaluations, paying particular attention to how mixed methods can be used to address external validity and generalization issues. We briefly review the literature on the rationales for using mixed methods; provide documentation of the extent to which mixed methods have been used in impact evaluations in recent
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Multistage Supply Chain Channel Principal-Agent Model in the Context of e-Commerce With Fairness Preference Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Xin Liu, Zhen Xu, Qingxia Zhang, Liang Zhou
This research aims to investigate information asymmetry in e-commerce supply chain channels and the impact of the fair preference model on the behavior and returns of channel members. Therefore, by contrasting it with the model in the completely rational case, this research establishes a more realistic principal-agent model and incorporates the fair preference model into the e-commerce supply chain
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The Logic of Generalization From Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Impact Evaluations Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Julia H. Littell
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are viewed as potent tools for generalized causal inference. These reviews are routinely used to inform decision makers about expected effects of interventions. However, the logic of generalization from research reviews to diverse policy and practice contexts is not well developed. Building on sampling theory, concerns about epistemic uncertainty, and principles
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Cluster Randomized Trials Designed to Support Generalizable Inferences Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Sarah E. Robertson, Jon A. Steingrimsson, Issa J. Dahabreh
When planning a cluster randomized trial, evaluators often have access to an enumerated cohort representing the target population of clusters. Practicalities of conducting the trial, such as the need to oversample clusters with certain characteristics in order to improve trial economy or support inferences about subgroups of clusters, may preclude simple random sampling from the cohort into the trial
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Transferability of Lessons From Program Evaluations: Iron Laws, Hiding Hands and the Evidence Ecosystem Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Tom Ling
Assessing the transferability of lessons from social research or evaluation continues to raise challenges. Efforts to identify transferable lessons can be based on two different forms of argumentation. The first draws upon statistics and causal inferences. The second involves constructing a reasoned case based on weighing up different data collected along the causal chain from designing to delivery
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Empirical Analysis of Energy Consumption and Economic Growth in Post-Soviet Eurasia: Do They Matter for Foreign Policy? Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Metin Aksoy, Fatih Mangir, Vakur Sümer
This study aims to evaluate the relationship between renewable and non-renewable energy consumption and economic growth in post-Soviet Eurasian countries by employing panel data from 15 countries from 1996 to 2018. The results reveal that the contribution of renewable energy consumption (REC) to economic growth is greater than non-renewable energy consumption. The overall findings imply that the transformation
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Performance Evaluation of Urban Emergency Governance: Conceptual Connotations and Empirical Research Based on the Crisis Life Cycle Theory. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Min Wang,Jiaxing Wang
Although scholars have discussed in depth about the evaluation content and the construction of evaluation index system of emergency management and crisis management, a unified and standardized interpretation of system construction concepts and empirical research on the performance evaluation of urban emergency management is still lacking. In view of this, this paper is based on the theory of the crisis
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Conducting a Community-Level Needs Assessment Through Dynamic Engagement With Stakeholders. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-10-31 Robin Henrikson,Daniel Bishop
This paper presents the process of conducting a community-wide needs assessment that initially focused on soliciting information about childcare needs of families with school-aged children. The researchers were interested in understanding whether the method designed to conduct the needs assessment helped to foster collaboration, trust, and increased participation amongst multiple levels of stakeholders
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Gender Differences in the Impact of the Informal Economy on the Labor Market: Evidence From Middle Eastern Countries. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Elham Taheri,Salih Katircioğlu,Ayhan Tecel
Although considerable discussion has been devoted to the macro determinants of labor market variables across genders, comparatively little attention has been given to the contribution of the informal economy to this market. This study was aimed at empirically investigating the impact of the size of the shadow or informal economy (IE) on labor market variables across genders in 12 Middle Eastern countries
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Preface to Special Issue on "Evaluation of Policy Conflicts towards Sustainable Development Goals". Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Avik Sinha,Mehmet Akif Destek,Daniel Balsalobre Lorente
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'Led by Intelligence': A Scoping Review on the Experimental Evaluation of Intelligence-Led Policing. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-10-21 Robin Khalfa,Wim Hardyns
Intelligence-led policing (ILP) was introduced in the 1990s as a proactive approach to policing, but to date, there is a lack of studies that have synthesized and summarized the central characteristics and insights of (quasi-)experimental studies related to ILP. This study aims to address this gap by synthesizing and characterizing the central characteristics of 38 quasi-experimental and experimental
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Road Safety Efficiency on Interurban Roads in Spain. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Ángel Tejada,María Pilar Sánchez,Francisco Escribano
The slowdown in economic development caused by traffic accidents in Spain, together with the disparity in the risk of death or injury due to traffic accidents in its provinces, makes it necessary to evaluate their road safety performance. Therefore, the objectives of the present research are, on the one hand, to find out the level of road safety efficiency of Spanish provinces in the period 2014-2018
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Factors That Influence the Intention of Smallholder Rice Farmers to Adopt Cleaner Production Practices: An Empirical Study of Precision Agriculture Adoption. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-09-07 Long Le Hoang Nguyen,Duong Thuy Khuu,Alrence Halibas,Trung Quang Nguyen
Sustainable agriculture is crucial for achieving SDG2 and building a resilient climate-food system. This study provides a nuanced understanding of factors that influence the adoption of precision agriculture technology by Vietnamese smallholder rice farmers as a sustainable agricultural solution. The study's objectives are: (1) to provide a nuanced understanding of factors that influence adoption of
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Implementation of Diabetes Education and Support in Appalachia. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Ayron E Walker,Kasey Yost,Melissa Olfert
Limited research on diabetes education and support implementation in Appalachia, which is a critical knowledge gap considering barriers to care, and high prevalence rates. The aim was to understand what each facility is providing regarding diabetes education and services within West Virginia. This study reports cognitive interview qualitative findings from a multi-methods study. Individuals were recruited
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Process Evaluation of an Acute-Care Nurse-Centred Hand Hygiene Intervention in US Hospitals. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Madeline Sands,Robert Aunger
This paper describes a process evaluation of a 'wise' intervention that took place in six acute care units in two medical-surgical teaching hospitals in the United States during 2016-2017. 'Wise' interventions are short, inexpensive interventions that depend on triggering specific psychological mechanisms to achieve behaviour change. This study sought to increase the hand hygiene compliance (HHC) rates
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The Impact of School Infrastructure and Teachers' Human Capital on Academic Performance in Brazil. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Peter Wanke,Adriano Lauro,Otávio H Dos Santos Figueiredo,João Ricardo Faria,Franklin G Mixon
To improve one of the lowest rates of literacy and numeracy in the world, the government of Brazil has targeted public education reform, given the strong link between an educated population and economic growth. This study examines the academic performance of the Brazilian public primary school system. It addresses the empirical shortcomings of prior research to examine the dynamics of the relationship
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Effects of Behaviour Change Communication on Knowledge and Prevention of Malaria Among Women in Ghana. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-08-11 Emmanuel Orkoh,Uchenna Efobi
Behaviour change communication (BCC) remains a central component of the interventions used in the fight against malaria in Ghana. However, there is limited evidence of its effectiveness. This study evaluated the effects of BCC strategies on knowledge (symptoms, causes and prevention) and overall knowledge of malaria among Ghanaian women aged 15-49 years. The propensity score matching (PSM) approach
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Randomized Controlled Trial Aversion among Public Sector Leadership: A Survey Experiment. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-08-07 Emily Cardon,Leonard Lopoo
Background: While randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are typically considered the gold standard of program evaluation, they are infrequently chosen by public sector leaders, defined as government and nonprofit decision-makers, when an impact evaluation is required. Objectives: This study provides descriptive evidence on RCT aversion among public sector leaders and attempts to understand what factors
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Public Debt in the Spanish Municipalities: Drivers and Policy Proposals. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-08-04 Mihaela Simionescu,Javier Cifuentes-Faura
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the local debt in Spanish municipalities with negative consequences on the macroeconomic financial stability at national and eurozone level. The main objective is to identify the causes of public debt per capita in four groups of Spanish municipalities according to size. It is based on a quantitative analysis based on correlational and causal-comparative approaches
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Evaluating the Stroke Risk of Patients using Machine Learning: A New Perspective from Sichuan and Chongqing. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-08-03 Jin Zheng,Yao Xiong,Yimei Zheng,Haitao Zhang,Rui Wu
Stroke is the leading cause of death and disability among people in China, and it leads to heavy burdens for patients, their families and society. An accurate prediction of the risk of stroke has important implications for early intervention and treatment. In light of recent advances in machine learning, the application of this technique in stroke prediction has achieved plentiful promising results
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From Over-Tourism to Under-Tourism via COVID-19: Lessons for Sustainable Tourism Management. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-07-20 Mandeep Mahendru,Vibha Arora,Ravi Chatterjee,Gagan Deep Sharma,Irum Shahzadi
With various strains of the novel coronavirus emerging during the last few years, there is a need to reinvent and manage the tourism industry by engaging various stakeholders. Industry and policymakers need to observe the shift and curate tourism-related products and offerings accordingly. In light of the increasing demand for innovations and future directions in the post-COVID-19 period, this article
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The Impact of Economic Corridor and Tourism on Local Community's Quality of Life under One Belt One Road Context. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-06-23 Shiying Wang,Jaffar Abbas,Khalid Ibrahim Al-Sulati,Syed Ale Raza Shah
Economic corridors unlock new economic opportunities and tourism development in the region to achieve sustainable development goals. Green economic growth is conducive to environmental sustainability. Economic mega-projects of CPEC promote tourism that leads to communities' well-being and better quality of life. Modern infrastructure development contributes significantly to economic growth and tourism
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Using Ecometric Data to Explore Sources of Cross-Site Impact Variance in Multi-Site Trials. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-06-12 David R Judkins,Gabriel Durham
Background: In 2003, Bloom, Hill, and Riccio (BHR) published an influential paper introducing novel methods for explaining the variation in local impacts observed in multi-site randomized control trials of socio-economic interventions in terms of site-level mediators. This paper seeks to improve upon this previous work by using student-level data to measure site-level mediators and confounders. Research
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Do Trade and Financial Cooperation Improve Environmentally Sustainable Development: A Distinction Between de facto and de jure Globalization. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-06-06 Mehmet Akif Destek,İbrahim Halil Oğuz,Nuh Okumuş
The adoption of growth strategies based on foreign trade, especially in the previous century when liberal policies began to dominate, is one of the main reasons for the increase in output and indirectly for environmental concerns. On the other hand, there are complex claims about the environmental effects of liberal policies and thus of globalization. This study intends to analyze the effects of global
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Promoting Pro-Environmental Behavior in Policymaking: A Text-Mining Approach for Literature Review. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-05-17 Md Abul Kalam Azad,Mehedi Hasan Ifti,Chowdhury Noushin Novera,Anh Ngoc Quang Huynh,Esra Sipahi Döngül
The impact of pro-environmental behavior on policymaking has been an exciting area of research. While the relationship between pro-environmental behavior and policymaking has been explored in numerous studies, there needs to be more synthesis on this topic. This is the first text-mining study of pro-environmental effects in which policymaking is a significant factor. In response, this study, for the
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Investment Hysteresis: An Empirical Essay Turkish Case Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-05-13 Koray Yıldırım, Neşe Algan, Harun Bal
After the 2008 World Crisis, there is a view that the economic recovery has not been adequate. In this context, the debate on hysteresis and especially investment hysteresis has increased in the la...
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Income Inequality, Economic Complexity, and Renewable Energy Impacts in Controlling Consumption-Based Carbon Emissions Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-05-08 Recep Ulucak, Danish, Yaoqi Zhang, Rui Chen, Yiting Qiu
Although many studies have been conducted on the role of renewable energy in the environment, literature has ignored the potential role of socioeconomic indicators in renewable energy and pollution...
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A Novel Indicator to Correct for Individual Reported Heterogeneity. An Application to Self-Evaluation of Later-Life Depression Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-05-08 Serena Berretta, Sara Garbin, Maria Iannario, Omar Paccagnella
Program evaluations often investigate complex or multi-dimensional constructs, such as individual opinions or attitudes, by means of ratings. A different interpretation of the same question may aff...
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The validity of causal claims with repeated measures designs: A within-study comparison evaluation of differences-in-differences and the comparative interrupted time series Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Kylie L Anglin, Vivian C Wong, Coady Wing, Kate Miller-Bains, Kevin McConeghy
Modern policies are commonly evaluated not with randomized experiments but with repeated measures designs like difference-in-differences (DID) and the comparative interrupted time series (CITS). Th...
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Examining the Effects of Renewable Energy and Economic Growth on Carbon Emission in Canada: Evidence from the Nonlinear ARDL Approaches Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Esma Erdoğan, Duygu Serin Oktay, Müge Manga, Harun Bal, Neşe Algan
Increasing industrial activities trigger the intense use of fossil fuels and increase the number of carbon emissions in the atmosphere. Countries with a high share in current carbon emissions need ...
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The validity of causal claims with repeated measures designs: A within-study comparison evaluation of differences-in-differences and the comparative interrupted time series. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Kylie L Anglin,Vivian C Wong,Coady Wing,Kate Miller-Bains,Kevin McConeghy
Modern policies are commonly evaluated not with randomized experiments but with repeated measures designs like difference-in-differences (DID) and the comparative interrupted time series (CITS). The key benefit of these designs is that they control for unobserved confounders that are fixed over time. However, DID and CITS designs only result in unbiased impact estimates when the model assumptions are
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Examining the Effects of Renewable Energy and Economic Growth on Carbon Emission in Canada: Evidence from the Nonlinear ARDL Approaches. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Esma Erdoğan,Duygu Serin Oktay,Müge Manga,Harun Bal,Neşe Algan
Increasing industrial activities trigger the intense use of fossil fuels and increase the number of carbon emissions in the atmosphere. Countries with a high share in current carbon emissions need to expand their use of renewable energy sources. Canada is an important energy producer and consumer globally. In this regard, its decisions are important for the future development of global emissions. This
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Sleep, Activity, and Nutrition Among an Army Sample: Strengths, Deficits, and Demographic Differences Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-04-05 Theresa Jackson Santo, Jill A. Brown, Stacy Ann Hawkins, Kerry S. Whittaker, Kristine Liu, BG Deydre S. Teyhen
Background: Sleep, activity, and nutrition (SAN) are key components in overall health, and an individual’s knowledge about and self-confidence to engage in healthy SAN behaviors can have an impact ...
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A Mixed Methods Evaluation of a Pilot Multidisciplinary Breathlessness Support Service Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-04-04 Amanda Drury, Julie Goss, Jide Afolabi, Gillian McHugh, Norma O’Leary, Anne-Marie Brady
Breathlessness support services have demonstrated benefits for breathlessness mastery, quality of life and psychosocial outcomes for people living with breathlessness. However, these services have ...
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Increasing the Impact of Program Evaluation: The Importance of Challenging Assumptions and Incorporating New Perspectives Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-03-23 Bridget Terry Long
These remarks, which were given as the 2022 Recipient of the Peter H. Rossi Award for Contributions to the Theory or Practice of Program Evaluation, emphasize ways to increase the impact of program...
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Increasing the Impact of Program Evaluation: The Importance of Challenging Assumptions and Incorporating New Perspectives. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-03-23 Bridget Terry Long
These remarks, which were given as the 2022 Recipient of the Peter H. Rossi Award for Contributions to the Theory or Practice of Program Evaluation, emphasize ways to increase the impact of program evaluation. First, is the importance of asking good questions, including ones that challenge the assumptions and models that dominate the field. Relatedly, we need to question the assumption that "one size
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Impacts of Tax and Flavor Tobacco Policies on San Francisco Bay Area Tobacco Prices Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-03-21 Vira Pravosud, Louisa M. Holmes, Lauren K. Lempert, Pamela M. Ling
Background: California Proposition 56 increased the state tobacco tax by $2 per cigarette pack effective April 1, 2017. Between 2015-2020 San Francisco (SF) and some cities in Alameda County enacte...
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The Design of Making Pre-K count and High Fives: Two-Stage, Multiyear Random Assignment at Different Levels Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-03-04 Shira Mattera, Marie-Andree Somers, Robin Jacob, Pamela Morris-Perez
The Making Pre-K Count and High 5s studies represent a recent application of a phased two-stage, multi-level design, which was used to examine the effects of two aligned math programs implemented i...
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Achieving SDG-13 in the Era of Conflicts: The Roles of Economic Growth and Government Stability Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-03-04 Jiapeng Dai, Zahoor Ahmed, Ugur Korkut Pata, Mahmood Ahmad
Establishing effective climate control and reducing the ecological footprint (EF) are necessary for pursuing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular Goal 13. In this context, it is requ...
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Achieving SDG-13 in the Era of Conflicts: The Roles of Economic Growth and Government Stability. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-03-04 Jiapeng Dai,Zahoor Ahmed,Ugur Korkut Pata,Mahmood Ahmad
Establishing effective climate control and reducing the ecological footprint (EF) are necessary for pursuing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular Goal 13. In this context, it is required to enhance the understanding of various factors that can either decrease or enhance the EF. In the literature to date, limited studies on external conflicts (EX) have reported diverse results, and also
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The Design of Making Pre-K count and High Fives: Two-Stage, Multiyear Random Assignment at Different Levels. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-03-04 Shira Mattera,Marie-Andree Somers,Robin Jacob,Pamela Morris-Perez
The Making Pre-K Count and High 5s studies represent a recent application of a phased two-stage, multi-level design, which was used to examine the effects of two aligned math programs implemented in early childhood settings. The purpose of this paper is to describe the challenges encountered in implementing this two-stage design and to describe approaches to resolving them. We then present a set of
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Outcome Evaluation of a Transnational Postgraduate Capacity-Building Program Using the Objective Structured Clinical Examination Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Kye-Yeung Park, Hoon-Ki Park, Jwa-Seop Shin, Taejong Kim, Youngjoo Jung, Min Young Seo, Ketsomsouk Bouphavanh, Sourideth Sengchanh, Ketmany Inthachack
Background: Previous studies have applied interview-oriented self-reported or peer-centered evaluation methods, rather than an objective and quantitative method, to evaluate outcome of a postgradua...
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Outcome Evaluation of a Transnational Postgraduate Capacity-Building Program Using the Objective Structured Clinical Examination. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Kye-Yeung Park,Hoon-Ki Park,Jwa-Seop Shin,Taejong Kim,Youngjoo Jung,Min Young Seo,Ketsomsouk Bouphavanh,Sourideth Sengchanh,Ketmany Inthachack
Previous studies have applied interview-oriented self-reported or peer-centered evaluation methods, rather than an objective and quantitative method, to evaluate outcome of a postgraduate capacity-building program and have mainly focused on the cognitive level. To investigate the feasibility of the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) in an international setting and report the results of
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Intraclass Correlations Values in International Development: Evidence Across Commonly Studied Domains in sub-Saharan Africa Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-02-02 David Seidenfeld, Sudhanshu Handa, Thomas de Hoop, Mitchell Morey
The sharp increase in the number of experimental studies evaluating development programs raises the need for accurate intraclass correlations (ICC) to conduct power calculations so that researchers...
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The Dynamic Nexus Between International Tourism and Environmental Degradation in Top Twenty Tourist Destinations: New Insights From Quantile-on-Quantile Approach Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2023-01-11 Ilhan Ozturk, Arshian Sharif, Danish Iqbal Godil, Adnan Yousuf, Iram Tahir
Tourism is one of the important factors that can affect the environmental and economic situation of any economy. This study investigates the relationship between tourist arrivals and CO2 emission i...
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Key Attributes of a Medical Learning Community Mentor at One Medical School: The Mentee Perspective Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2022-12-08 Waqas Zia Haque, Jennifer Coias, E Whitney Pollio, Rana Yazdani, James M Wagner, Carol S North, David E Pollio
To assess the elements necessary to be a successful learning community (ClinCalc) mentor to medical students from the mentee’s perspective. Few such studies have utilized the in-depth and richness ...
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Linking Trait Affectivity, Cognitive Ability, and Preferences Among Top Managers: Insights From a Lab-In-The-Field Experiment Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2022-12-05 Huong Trang Kim
Even though there has been increasing interest in the role of cognition in leadership and in identifying the personality traits of effective leaders, there is a paucity of studies that investigate ...
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Government Bonds and COVID-19. An International Evaluation Under Different Market States Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2022-12-02 Francisco Jareño, María-Isabel Martínez-Serna, María Chicharro
This study evaluates the sensitivity of government bond yields from the countries most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to variations in some international risk factors during the period between J...
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Evaluating the Safe-Haven Abilities of Bitcoin and Gold for Crude Oil Market: Evidence During the COVID-19 Pandemic Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2022-12-01 Qian Wang, Yu Wei, Yifeng Zhang, Yuntong Liu
The COVID-19 pandemic poses a serious threat to investors in the crude oil market. Furthermore, investors have an increasing need to find a safe haven in their investment portfolios when facing unp...
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Unveiling the Causal Mechanisms Within Multidimensional Poverty Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2022-11-24 Hernando Grueso
Despite improvements in the design of development interventions from the perspective of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there is still a lack of evaluation methods able to estimate the im...
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Unveiling the Causal Mechanisms Within Multidimensional Poverty. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2022-11-24 Hernando Grueso
Despite improvements in the design of development interventions from the perspective of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there is still a lack of evaluation methods able to estimate the impact of these interventions on multiple and interrelated outcomes. This paper proposes a methodological framework for complex causal inference in international development that combines machine learning and
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How Three-Arm Random Assignment Within Sites can Improve Non-Experimental Cross-Site Estimates of the Relationship Between Program Characteristics and Impact Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2022-11-17 Laura R. Peck, Shawn R. Moulton
This article considers a new method, called Cross-Site Attributional Model Improved by Calibration to Within-Site Individual Randomization Findings (abbreviated as “CAMIC”), which seeks to reduce b...
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How Three-Arm Random Assignment Within Sites can Improve Non-Experimental Cross-Site Estimates of the Relationship Between Program Characteristics and Impact. Evaluation Review (IF 2.121) Pub Date : 2022-11-17 Laura R Peck,Shawn R Moulton
This article considers a new method, called Cross-Site Attributional Model Improved by Calibration to Within-Site Individual Randomization Findings (abbreviated as "CAMIC"), which seeks to reduce bias in analyses of the contributions of a program's various design, implementation, and contextual characteristics to its overall impacts. It requires a multi-site experiment where some (or all) sites randomize