Impact evaluation: assessing the impact of policy-oriented social science research

Economists have engaged for some time in developing methodologies for assessing the economic impact of agricultural research and in undertaking empirical studies to measure this impact.1 In recent years they have documented more than 1,800 estimates of rates of return to agricultural research. Econo...

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Autor principal: International Food Policy Research Institute
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156029
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description Economists have engaged for some time in developing methodologies for assessing the economic impact of agricultural research and in undertaking empirical studies to measure this impact.1 In recent years they have documented more than 1,800 estimates of rates of return to agricultural research. Economists have paid little attention, however, to how to evaluate the impact of social science research. A symposium conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute in 1997 was one of the first attempts to address this knowledge gap. In November 2001 the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and IFPRI brought together a group of researchers to follow up on the earlier symposium. Their conclusions fall into two broad categories: how to measure or value the economic impact of policy-oriented social science research and how to enhance the effectiveness of such research in policymaking environments. This brief summarizes the key elements of the work of the conference.
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spelling CGSpace1560292025-01-10T06:35:30Z Impact evaluation: assessing the impact of policy-oriented social science research International Food Policy Research Institute agricultural economics evaluation research Economists have engaged for some time in developing methodologies for assessing the economic impact of agricultural research and in undertaking empirical studies to measure this impact.1 In recent years they have documented more than 1,800 estimates of rates of return to agricultural research. Economists have paid little attention, however, to how to evaluate the impact of social science research. A symposium conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute in 1997 was one of the first attempts to address this knowledge gap. In November 2001 the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and IFPRI brought together a group of researchers to follow up on the earlier symposium. Their conclusions fall into two broad categories: how to measure or value the economic impact of policy-oriented social science research and how to enhance the effectiveness of such research in policymaking environments. This brief summarizes the key elements of the work of the conference. 2002 2024-10-24T12:43:03Z 2024-10-24T12:43:03Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156029 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute International Food Policy Research Institute. 2002. Impact evaluation: assessing the impact of policy-oriented social science research. Issue Brief 5. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156029
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Impact evaluation: assessing the impact of policy-oriented social science research
title Impact evaluation: assessing the impact of policy-oriented social science research
title_full Impact evaluation: assessing the impact of policy-oriented social science research
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title_short Impact evaluation: assessing the impact of policy-oriented social science research
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