by Mita Marra | Sep 29, 2023 | Blog
Mita Marra University of Naples and EES Board Member Over the last two decades, universities have taken on a prominent role in spurring regional economic growth. They serve as crucial hubs for human capital development and play a central role in nurturing...
by Tom Ling | Sep 5, 2023 | Blog
The Board of the EES were saddened to hear of the passing of one of the truly great figures in the history of evaluation. Michael Scriven died on the 28 August in California. He was born in Britain and grew up and studied in Australia before completing his PhD at...
by Sharon Scotcher | Aug 30, 2023 | Blog
The EBRD-EvD Approach to Real-Time Evaluation By Natalia Kryg(1), Gabriele Fattorelli(2) – EBRD Crises prompt change. The COVID-19 pandemic tested the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and its operations, prompting a unique evaluation...
by Diana Kun | Aug 23, 2023 | Blog
Evaluation of the Hungarian DROP Plus Programme in light of sustainable development The green growth concept offers an opportunity to reconcile economic/technological growth and sustainability, making it a realistic option for the world to avoid a global climate...
by Gregory McGann | Aug 16, 2023 | Blog
What kind of evaluator are you? Exploring different evaluator paradigms | Eval Forward This blog explores the concept of “evaluator paradigms” and how different belief sets may influence an evaluator’s approach. Although inevitably generalising, any...
by Lea Corsetti | Jun 30, 2023 | Blog
Food security is a national security issue everywhere | CGIAR The war in Ukraine is having a significant impact on food security around the world. The conflict has driven up the price of grains and fertilisers, contributing to food insecurity and forced migration....
by Gregory McGann | Jun 15, 2023 | Blog
New evidence on humanitarian aid: Cash transfers improve outcomes for Venezuelan migrants in Colombia | 3ie This recent impact evaluation from 3ie highlights the positive effects of a multipurpose cash transfer program (ADN Dignidad) for Venezuelan migrants in...
by Diana Kun | May 22, 2023 | Blog
The EU Taxonomy Regulation lays out the 6 environmental objectives that Cohesion Policy is required to follow. Operational Programmes under this Regulation should support activities that would respect the climate and environmental standards and priorities of the...
by Gregory McGann | Apr 19, 2023 | Blog
Five lessons from our Transparent, Reproducible, and Ethical Evidence (TREE) reviews | 3ie The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) is working on developing stronger systems for producing Transparent, Reproducible, and Ethical Evidence (TREE). 3ie are...
by Barbara Schmidt-Abbey | Mar 29, 2023 | Blog
By TWG8 Co-leaders Barbara Schmidt-Abbey and Kirsten Bording Collins The newly established EES Thematic Working Group 8 ‘Systems Approaches in Evaluation’ (TWG8) was honoured to host an online debate between two giants in their respective fields of evaluation...
