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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
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  1. Assessing ‘what works’ in international development: meta-analysis for sophisticated dummies

    Publication - Journal articles or issues - 18 September 2012
    Journal of Development Effectiveness Volume 4, issue 3
    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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  3. Developing research communications capacity:lessons from recent experiences

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 11 June 2012
    Enrique Mendizabal, Martine Zeuthen
    This research report outlines key findings from an evaluation of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and International Network for the Availability of Science Publications's (INASP) communications capacity development support to the International Development Research Centre's Acacia initiative in 2011.
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  4. 3ie-LIDC Seminar Series - Replication studies symposium

    Event - Seminar - 6 June 2012 17:30 - 19:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

    The 3ie-LIDC Replication Symposium will feature three replication studies covering a variety of topics – the impact of colonialism, TV and modernisation, and microfinance. The studies presented will reveal common challenges and opportunities posed by replication studies, and will be used as a departure point for a discussion, including (but not limited to) policy implications of replication studies, with DFID’s Head of Evaluation as part of the panel. Maren Duvendack will present her study 'Replication, Reproduction and the Credibility of Micro-econometric Studies of the Impact of Microfinance and Informal Sector Borrowing in Bangladesh.'


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  6. Nick Scott

    ODI's approach to monitoring and evaluating research uptake

    Opinion - Films and videos - 22 February 2012
    'There is a lot to unpack [in M&E]. There are a lot of different ways that you can measure things, lots of different indicators you can use. It could cost a lot of time and effort. No one really has the answers and we need to do some learning together as to what works.'
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  8. Learning lessons from the policy influence of the Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme (RHVP)

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 30 September 2011
    Harry Jones (ODI), with Katharine Vincent, Tracy Cull, Nicholas Freeland, Josee Koch, Danya Pedra, Philip White and John Rook (RHVP)
    This report presents the results of a learning process to assess the influence which the Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme (RHVP) had on policy, and captures the lessons learned from these experiences.
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  9. Achieving pro-poor growth through investment in rural feeder roads: the role of impact evaluation

    Publication - Discussion papers - 30 August 2011
    ODI Background Notes
    Christian Kingombe
    It has been argued that investment in rural transport infrastructure could be considered pre-requisites for growth and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). However there is little formal evidence on their benefits to households or to enterprises. This Background Note provides suggestions on what state-of-the-art aid-for-trade (AfT) impact evaluations could look like.
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