Assessing the Contribution of Impact Assessment to Donor Decisions for International Agricultural Research
Ex post Impact assessments (epIAs) have long been produced by research centres of the Consultative Group oil International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) with a principal stated goal of informing the funding decisions of donor agencies, but there has been little formal analysis of the extent to which...
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| author | Raitzer, David A. Kelley, T.G. |
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| description | Ex post Impact assessments (epIAs) have long been produced by research centres of the Consultative Group oil International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) with a principal stated goal of informing the funding decisions of donor agencies, but there has been little formal analysis of the extent to which epIAs actually do so. To address this Issue, the present analysis investigates how epIA results contribute to donor decisions via three techniques: comparison of epIA results with Subsequent fundi patterns: an email Survey of CGIAR donors; and interviews of donor representatives. Comparison of aggregate estimates from large economic epIAs with funding patterns revealed little correlation between assessed impact and subsequent relative funding levels. Email Survey responses indicate high demand for metrics directly related to poverty and which are 'far down the impact pathway'. EpIAs arc also reported as important in allocation decisions. Interviews of donor officials revealed that factors Such as political priorities., perceived scientific quality and desires for continuity often Influence funding decisions more than consideration of past impacts. In this context, the influence of epIAs is often indirect and "Conceptual'. |
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| spelling | CGSpace201092025-01-24T14:19:45Z Assessing the Contribution of Impact Assessment to Donor Decisions for International Agricultural Research Raitzer, David A. Kelley, T.G. policies impact Ex post Impact assessments (epIAs) have long been produced by research centres of the Consultative Group oil International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) with a principal stated goal of informing the funding decisions of donor agencies, but there has been little formal analysis of the extent to which epIAs actually do so. To address this Issue, the present analysis investigates how epIA results contribute to donor decisions via three techniques: comparison of epIA results with Subsequent fundi patterns: an email Survey of CGIAR donors; and interviews of donor representatives. Comparison of aggregate estimates from large economic epIAs with funding patterns revealed little correlation between assessed impact and subsequent relative funding levels. Email Survey responses indicate high demand for metrics directly related to poverty and which are 'far down the impact pathway'. EpIAs arc also reported as important in allocation decisions. Interviews of donor officials revealed that factors Such as political priorities., perceived scientific quality and desires for continuity often Influence funding decisions more than consideration of past impacts. In this context, the influence of epIAs is often indirect and "Conceptual'. 2008 2012-06-04T09:13:03Z 2012-06-04T09:13:03Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20109 en Raitzer, D.A., Kelley, T.G. 2008. Assessing the Contribution of Impact Assessment to Donor Decisions for International Agricultural Research . Research Evaluation 3 (17) :187-199. ISSN: 0958-2029. |
| spellingShingle | policies impact Raitzer, David A. Kelley, T.G. Assessing the Contribution of Impact Assessment to Donor Decisions for International Agricultural Research |
| title | Assessing the Contribution of Impact Assessment to Donor Decisions for International Agricultural Research |
| title_full | Assessing the Contribution of Impact Assessment to Donor Decisions for International Agricultural Research |
| title_fullStr | Assessing the Contribution of Impact Assessment to Donor Decisions for International Agricultural Research |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the Contribution of Impact Assessment to Donor Decisions for International Agricultural Research |
| title_short | Assessing the Contribution of Impact Assessment to Donor Decisions for International Agricultural Research |
| title_sort | assessing the contribution of impact assessment to donor decisions for international agricultural research |
| topic | policies impact |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20109 |
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