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Rio Grande do Sul SWAp

Impact Evaluation Concept Note. Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul SWAp. Intervention Summary. Multi-sector US$ 480m SWAp with Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul . Theme: improve growth impact of public investment through support for public sector M&E and consultative mechanisms.

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Rio Grande do Sul SWAp

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  1. Impact Evaluation Concept Note Brazil Rio Grande do SulSWAp

  2. Intervention Summary • Multi-sector US$ 480m SWAp with Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. • Theme: improve growth impact of public investment through support for public sector M&E and consultative mechanisms. • Four sectors: education, disaster risk & environmental management, transport, and private sector development • PSD: evaluate government support for diffusion of management practices in industrial regions

  3. Evaluation Questions • Evaluation question: impact of receiving ‘soft upgrading’ services/strategy consulting on operating performance? • Policy objective: induce other firms to upgrade, encourage diffusion of modern management practices.

  4. Evaluation Design Treatment (av. 200 per region) Interested Randomization Population Control (av. 200 per region) Invitation Not interested Unit of analysis is firm: but services delivered regionally (‘nucleosprodutivosregionais’); so effectively 15 independent evaluations; one-shot grant per region.

  5. Sampling and Data

  6. Timeline • July 2011: approve concept note, begin developing methodology • March 2012: first disbursement; collect baseline data; begin firm training • June 2013: evaluate first 5 regions (1,000 treated firms)

  7. Team and staffing • State of Rio Grande do Sul: Sergio Kapron (AGDI), Julia Ambros (AGDI) • World Bank: Tom Kenyon (TTL/PSD specialist); Miriam Bruhn and David McKenzie (evaluation specialists)

  8. Budget ?

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