Maren Duvendack

Research Fellow, Research and Policy in Development

m.duvendack@odi.org.uk

Maren Duvendack is a development economist with expertise in quantitative impact evaluation methodologies and applied econometrics. Maren’s PhD thesis focused on impact evaluation methodologies in the context of microfinance in India and Bangladesh. Further research interests include the replication and reproduction of quantitative analyses, research ethics and the links between microfinance, empowerment and reproductive health.

Before joining ODI as a Research Fellow in the RAPID team, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington DC working on the impact of agricultural research on policies.

Maren has recently completed a comprehensive systematic review on microfinance impact for DFID and is currently working on impact evaluation related topics for the UN World Food Programme and AusAid.

Maren is also co-directing the short course on “Impact Evaluation for Evidence-Based Policy in Development” at the School of International Development at the University of East Anglia.

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The Dhaka Colloquium on Systematic Reviews in International Development

Event - Conference - 10 - 14 December 2012

The Dhaka Colloquium on Systematic Reviews in International Development brings together leading researchers in the field of systematic reviews and policymakers from Asia and beyond to address issues of comprehensive systemic reviews in international development. Maren Duvendack will lead a session on "Assessing 'what works' in International Development: meta-analysis for sophisticated dummies."

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KfW financial sector development symposium

Event - Conference - 29 - 30 November 2012

"Microfinance 3.0 - Reconciling Sustainability with Social Outreach and Responsible Delivery" is the topic of this year's Financial Sector Symposium. Maren Duvendack will present on 'Knowing About the Success of the Success Story – the Impact we (hope to) get'.

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The benefits and challenges of using systematic reviews in international development research

Publication - Journal articles or issues - 17 September 2012

Richard Mallett, Jessica Hagen-Zanker, Rachel Slater and Maren Duvendack

This article offers critical reflections on the use of systematic reviews in the field of international development, drawing on the authors' shared experience of conducting a number of their own systematic reviews.

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Assessing ‘what works’ in international development: meta-analysis for sophisticated dummies

Publication - Journal articles or issues - 17 September 2012

Maren Duvendack, Jorge Garcia Hombrados, Richard Palmer-Jones & Hugh Waddington

Systematic reviews and meta-analysis are forms of research synthesis that combine studies of adequate methodological quality to produce more convincing conclusions. This article discusses assessing the risk of bias for meta-analysis using diverse case studies.

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Methods' lab: building relevant and timely tools for impact evaluation and assessment

Projects - September 2012 to September 2016

Policymakers and donor agencies are under increasing pressure to justify public spending on social and economic development programmes. In response, there has been a substantial investment over the last few years on rigorous impact evaluations, focusing on quantitative data gathered through experimental or quasi-experimental methods, particularly randomised control trials.

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