European Commission

These documents are the versions published in November 2009. The texts on the website include updates, revisions and new links.

The GUIDE

• The Evaluation of Socio-economic Development - The Guide [2 MB]

 

Sourcebook 1 - Themes and Policy Areas

- Under reconstruction -  

Sourcebook 2 - Techniques & Tools

Structuring evaluation

• Introduction [30 KB]
• Concept or issue mapping [67 KB]
• Evaluability assessment [44 KB]
• Logic Models [66 KB]
• Stakeholder Consultation [60 KB]

Collecting Information

• Case Studies [61 KB]
• Delphi survey [54 KB]
• Expert panels [72 KB]
• Focus groups [51 KB]
• Individual stakeholder interviews [64 KB]
• Observation techniques [49 KB]
• Questionnaire Surveys [90 KB]
• SWOT [60 KB]
• Use of administrative data [53 KB]
• Use of secondary data [90 KB]

Conducting impact assessments

• Introduction to impact assessment   - under construction -
• Environmental impact assessment [102 KB]
• Gender impact assessment [88 KB]
• Strategic environmental assessment [62 KB]

Evaluative alternatives

• Contingent evaluation [54 KB]
• Cost Benefit Analysis [255 KB]
• Cost effectiveness analysis [121 KB]
• Multi-criteria analysis [153 KB]

Counterfactual impact evaluation

• Introduction to impact evaluation [50 KB]
• Introduction to CIE [105 KB]
• Difference-in-differences [131 KB]
• Propensity score matching [110 KB]
• Discontinuitydesign [117 KB]
• Instrumental variables [142 KB]

Theory based impact evaluation

• Introduction to impact evaluation [50 KB]
• Introduction to TBIE   - under construction -
• Beneficiary surveys [44 KB]
• Realistic evaluation   - under construction -
• Theory of change   - under construction -

Modelling

• Input/Output analysis [71 KB]
• Macroeconomic Models [84 KB]
• Social Accounting Matrices   - under construction -

 

Sourcebook 3 - Capacity Building

• Introduction [35 KB]
• Ireland [134 KB]
• Italy [120 KB]
• The Netherlands [89 KB]

 

The Glossary

• The Evaluation of Socio-economic Development - The Glossary [127 KB]