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Does Institutional Quality Matter for Foreign Direct Investment and Human Development? 制度质量对外国直接投资和人类发展重要吗？

IF 3 4区社会学

Evaluation Review Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2023-08-17 DOI: 10.1177/0193841X231195798

Van Thi Cam Ha, Tinh Doan, Mark J Holmes, Tuyen Quang Tran

{"title":"Does Institutional Quality Matter for Foreign Direct Investment and Human Development?","authors":"Van Thi Cam Ha, Tinh Doan, Mark J Holmes, Tuyen Quang Tran","doi":"10.1177/0193841X231195798","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0193841X231195798","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI), institutional quality and human development) in host countries from 2002 to 2019, using the Human Development Index [HDI] as the measure of human development. This study utilized a panel dataset of 143 countries, including both developed and developing economies, over a 17-year period. Additionally, the study employed a GMM (generalized method of moments) estimator to address unobservable heterogeneity and simultaneity. This study reveals a significant positive relationship between FDI and human development, with a stronger effect observed in developing countries compared to in developed countries. Notably, the impact of FDI-HDI nexus is larger in countries with moderately high-quality institutions, irrespective of their income level. Furthermore, good governance plays a crucial role in enhancing human development, as developing economies with high governance quality experience a greater impact of FDI on HDI compared to other countries. The findings of this study suggest that attracting FDI can be beneficial for enhancing the HDI, especially in developing countries. Additionally, the study highlights governance as a moderating factor in the relationship between FDI and HDI. Improving governance quality can enhance the positive impact of FDI on human development in host countries, especially in developing countries.","PeriodicalId":47533,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation Review","volume":" ","pages":"610-635"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10374656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Impact of School Infrastructure and Teachers' Human Capital on Academic Performance in Brazil. 巴西学校基础设施和教师人力资本对学业成绩的影响》（The Impact of School Infrastructure and Teachers' Human Capital on Academic Performance in Brazil.

IF 3 4区社会学

Evaluation Review Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2023-08-23 DOI: 10.1177/0193841X231197741

Peter Wanke, Adriano Lauro, Otávio H Dos Santos Figueiredo, João Ricardo Faria, Franklin G Mixon

{"title":"The Impact of School Infrastructure and Teachers' Human Capital on Academic Performance in Brazil.","authors":"Peter Wanke, Adriano Lauro, Otávio H Dos Santos Figueiredo, João Ricardo Faria, Franklin G Mixon","doi":"10.1177/0193841X231197741","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0193841X231197741","url":null,"abstract":"To improve one of the lowest rates of literacy and numeracy in the world, the government of Brazil has targeted public education reform, given the strong link between an educated population and economic growth. This study examines the academic performance of the Brazilian public primary school system. It addresses the empirical shortcomings of prior research to examine the dynamics of the relationship between academic performance scores and several demographic and institutional variables, such as socioeconomic characteristics, variations in school infrastructure and school complexity, and teachers' human capital. We employed quantile regression to explore the determinants of academic performance across 35,490 schools in rural and urban environments in Brazil. The dependent variable in our analysis captures the academic performance score, as measured by Brazil's education authorities, of each school in our dataset. The model includes several education-related indices used in prior research and, as explanatory factors, measures of teachers' human capital and the students' socioeconomic level, which synthesizes information on parents' education and household income. The results suggest that several institutional variables, including access to school libraries, computer facilities, projectors, and televisions, are positively and significantly related to the academic performance of primary students in Brazil's system of public education. Furthermore, students' socioeconomic level is positively associated with their academic performance.","PeriodicalId":47533,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation Review","volume":" ","pages":"636-662"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10052749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Building a Logic Model to Foster Engagement and Learning Using the Case of a Province-Wide Multispecies Antimicrobial Use Monitoring System. 利用全省多物种抗菌药使用监测系统案例，建立促进参与和学习的逻辑模型。

IF 3 4区社会学

Evaluation Review Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2023-09-08 DOI: 10.1177/0193841X231198706

Antoine Boudreau LeBlanc, Aude Motulsky, Marie-Pierre Moreault, Man Qing Liang, Ida Ngueng Feze, Luc Des Côteaux

{"title":"Building a Logic Model to Foster Engagement and Learning Using the Case of a Province-Wide Multispecies Antimicrobial Use Monitoring System.","authors":"Antoine Boudreau LeBlanc, Aude Motulsky, Marie-Pierre Moreault, Man Qing Liang, Ida Ngueng Feze, Luc Des Côteaux","doi":"10.1177/0193841X231198706","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0193841X231198706","url":null,"abstract":"Successfully designing and implementing a program is complex; it requires a reflexive balance between the available resources and the priorities of various stakeholders, both of which change over time. Logic models are theory-based evaluation approaches used to identify and address key challenges of a program. This article describes the process of building a logic model on advanced theories in complexity studies. The models aim to support a province-wide multispecies monitoring system of antimicrobial use (AMU), designed in collaboration with the animal health sector in Quebec (Canada). Based on a rigorous theoretical foundation, the logic model is built in three steps: (1) mapping, a narrative review of literature on similar programs in other jurisdictions; (2) framing, iterative consultations with project members to elaborate the logic model; (3) shaping, hypotheses based on the logic model. The model emerges from the reflexive balancing of current scientific knowledge and empirical insights to gather relevant information about stakeholders from interdisciplinary experts that led a 3-year consensus-building process within the community. Recognizing the challenge of unpacking theories for practical use, we illustrate how the process of an \"open\" logic model building could enable governance coordination in complex processes. Logic models are useful for evaluating public, private, and academic partnerships in One Health programs that characterize an adaptive governance process.","PeriodicalId":47533,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation Review","volume":" ","pages":"736-765"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11193913/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10187065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Factors That Influence the Intention of Smallholder Rice Farmers to Adopt Cleaner Production Practices: An Empirical Study of Precision Agriculture Adoption. 影响小农水稻种植者采用清洁生产实践的因素：精准农业应用实证研究》。

IF 3 4区社会学

Evaluation Review Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2023-09-07 DOI: 10.1177/0193841X231200775

Long Le Hoang Nguyen, Duong Thuy Khuu, Alrence Halibas, Trung Quang Nguyen

{"title":"Factors That Influence the Intention of Smallholder Rice Farmers to Adopt Cleaner Production Practices: An Empirical Study of Precision Agriculture Adoption.","authors":"Long Le Hoang Nguyen, Duong Thuy Khuu, Alrence Halibas, Trung Quang Nguyen","doi":"10.1177/0193841X231200775","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0193841X231200775","url":null,"abstract":"Sustainable agriculture is crucial for achieving SDG2 and building a resilient climate-food system. This study provides a nuanced understanding of factors that influence the adoption of precision agriculture technology by Vietnamese smallholder rice farmers as a sustainable agricultural solution. The study's objectives are: (1) to provide a nuanced understanding of factors that influence adoption of precision agriculture technology by Vietnamese smallholder rice farmers; and (2) to identify factors associated with agricultural practice in Vietnam that may impact the adoption of precision agriculture technology. The study conducted 35 semi-structured interviews with smallholder rice farmers and agriculture experts. Data were analyzed using iterative thematic analysis. The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model was used for empirical analysis. The UTAUT constructs of Performance expectancy, Effort expectancy, Government support, and Social influence were found to be determinants of adoption. Trialability and Observability impact Effort expectancy and Performance expectancy. We also discovered that the performance of agricultural cooperatives and support of lead firms play a crucial role in facilitating agricultural technology adoption by Vietnamese smallholder rice farmers. The results confirm the applicability of UTAUT in defining smallholders' behavioural intention and predicting agricultural technology adoption. The study also provides constructive feedback on the UTAUT model by highlighting the effect of agricultural cooperatives' performance as innovation intermediaries and of the support of lead firms.","PeriodicalId":47533,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation Review","volume":" ","pages":"692-735"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11193914/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10181098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Corrigendum to "Analyzing the Nexus Between Geopolitical Risk, Policy Uncertainty, and Tourist Arrivals: Evidence From the United States". 地缘政治风险、政策不确定性与游客抵达之间的关联分析：来自美国的证据"。

IF 3 4区社会学

Evaluation Review Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-09 DOI: 10.1177/0193841X241255273

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Public Debt in the Spanish Municipalities: Drivers and Policy Proposals. 西班牙市政当局的公共债务：驱动因素和政策建议》。

IF 3 4区社会学

Evaluation Review Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2023-08-04 DOI: 10.1177/0193841X231193465

Mihaela Simionescu, Javier Cifuentes-Faura

{"title":"Public Debt in the Spanish Municipalities: Drivers and Policy Proposals.","authors":"Mihaela Simionescu, Javier Cifuentes-Faura","doi":"10.1177/0193841X231193465","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0193841X231193465","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the local debt in Spanish municipalities with negative consequences on the macroeconomic financial stability at national and eurozone level. The main objective is to identify the causes of public debt per capita in four groups of Spanish municipalities according to size. It is based on a quantitative analysis based on correlational and causal-comparative approaches. It consists in the construction of panel quantile regressions (MMQ) and mean group (ME) estimators to explain public debt per capita in Spanish municipalities. Moreover, the Juodis test for causality analysis in panel data is applied. The research is constructed around various types of potential determinants related to economic factors (GDP per capita and unemployment rate), demographic factors (population under 15 and population over 65), and political factors (political party, ideology, and political strength). The results based on MMQR for the period 2011-2020 indicate common factors that reduce local debt (short-run economic growth), but also differences between clusters in what concerns factors that increase or decrease the debt. The Juodis et al. (2021) test shows that growth and unemployment are factors that influence the level of public debt in all groups of municipalities except one (5001-20,000 inhabitants) where political party affects debt. These empirical findings support policy proposals to reduce the local debt in Spanish municipalities. The main initiatives to reduce debt should be based on the promotion of economic growth and creation of new jobs, especially for young people.","PeriodicalId":47533,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation Review","volume":" ","pages":"547-578"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9925492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Process Evaluation of an Acute-Care Nurse-Centred Hand Hygiene Intervention in US Hospitals. 对美国医院以急症护理护士为中心的手部卫生干预措施进行过程评估。

IF 3 4区社会学

Evaluation Review Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2023-08-23 DOI: 10.1177/0193841X231197253

Madeline Sands, Robert Aunger

{"title":"Process Evaluation of an Acute-Care Nurse-Centred Hand Hygiene Intervention in US Hospitals.","authors":"Madeline Sands, Robert Aunger","doi":"10.1177/0193841X231197253","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0193841X231197253","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a process evaluation of a 'wise' intervention that took place in six acute care units in two medical-surgical teaching hospitals in the United States during 2016-2017. 'Wise' interventions are short, inexpensive interventions that depend on triggering specific psychological mechanisms to achieve behaviour change. This study sought to increase the hand hygiene compliance (HHC) rates before entering a patient's room among nurses. The intervention centred on the use of threat to professional identity to prompt improved HHC. Through questionnaires administered to intervention participants and the implementation facilitator, together with independent observation of intervention delivery, we examined whether the steps in the Theory of Change occurred as expected. We found that aspects of the implementation-including mode of delivery, use of incentives, and how nurses were recruited and complied with the intervention-affected reach and likely effectiveness. While components of the intervention's mechanisms of impact-such as the element of surprise-were successful, they ultimately did not translate into performance of the target behaviour. Performance was also not affected by use of an implementation intention as repeated performance of HHC over years of being a nurse has likely already established well-ingrained practices. Context did have an effect; the safety culture of the units, the involvement of the Nurse Managers, the level of accountability for HHC in each unit, and the hospitals themselves all influenced levels of engagement. These conclusions should have implications for those interested in the applicability of 'wise' interventions and those seeking to improve HHC in hospitals.","PeriodicalId":47533,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation Review","volume":" ","pages":"663-691"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11193912/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10433979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Randomized Controlled Trial Aversion among Public Sector Leadership: A Survey Experiment. 公共部门领导的随机对照试验厌恶症：调查实验。

IF 3 4区社会学

Evaluation Review Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2023-08-07 DOI: 10.1177/0193841X231193483

Emily Cardon, Leonard Lopoo

{"title":"Randomized Controlled Trial Aversion among Public Sector Leadership: A Survey Experiment.","authors":"Emily Cardon, Leonard Lopoo","doi":"10.1177/0193841X231193483","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0193841X231193483","url":null,"abstract":"Background: While randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are typically considered the gold standard of program evaluation, they are infrequently chosen by public sector leaders, defined as government and nonprofit decision-makers, when an impact evaluation is required. Objectives: This study provides descriptive evidence on RCT aversion among public sector leaders and attempts to understand what factors affect their likelihood of choosing RCTs for impact evaluations. Research Design: The authors ask if public sector leaders follow similar preference patterns found among non-public sector leaders when choosing either an RCT or a quasi-experimental design and use a survey experiment to determine which factors affect the RCT choice. Subjects: The study sample includes 2050 public sector leaders and a comparison group of 2060 respondents who do not lead public sector organizations. Measures: The primary outcome measure is selecting an RCT as the preferred evaluation option. Results: When asked to make a decision about an impact evaluation, the majority of people do not choose an RCT. While also averse to RCTs, public sector leaders are about 13% more likely to prefer a RCT to a quasi-experimental evaluation compared to the general population. Public sector leaders are less likely to use RCTs for evaluations of more intense interventions, potentially because they are perceived to be superior to the options available for the control group. Conclusion: Funders should be aware that when given a choice, public sector leaders prefer other options to RCTs. Greater awareness of the benefits of RCTs could increase their use in the public sector.","PeriodicalId":47533,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation Review","volume":" ","pages":"579-609"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9953612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Contexts of Convenience: Generalizing from Published Evaluations of School Finance Policies. Contexts of Convenience：从已公布的学校财务政策评估中归纳总结。

IF 0.9 4区社会学

Evaluation Review Pub Date : 2024-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-31 DOI: 10.1177/0193841X241228335

Danielle V Handel, Eric A Hanushek

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The Logic of Generalization From Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Impact Evaluations. 从影响评估的系统回顾和元分析中归纳逻辑。

IF 0.9 4区社会学

Evaluation Review Pub Date : 2024-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-23 DOI: 10.1177/0193841X241227481

Julia H Littell

{"title":"The Logic of Generalization From Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Impact Evaluations.","authors":"Julia H Littell","doi":"10.1177/0193841X241227481","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0193841X241227481","url":null,"abstract":"Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are viewed as potent tools for generalized causal inference. These reviews are routinely used to inform decision makers about expected effects of interventions. However, the logic of generalization from research reviews to diverse policy and practice contexts is not well developed. Building on sampling theory, concerns about epistemic uncertainty, and principles of generalized causal inference, this article presents a pragmatic approach to generalizability assessment for use with systematic reviews and meta-analyses. This approach is applied to two systematic reviews and meta-analyses of effects of \"evidence-based\" psychosocial interventions for youth and families. Evaluations included in systematic reviews are not necessarily representative of populations and treatments of interest. Generalizability of results is limited by high risks of bias, uncertain estimates, and insufficient descriptive data from impact evaluations. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses can be used to test generalizability claims, explore heterogeneity, and identify potential moderators of effects. These reviews can also produce pooled estimates that are not representative of any larger sets of studies, programs, or people. Further work is needed to improve the conduct and reporting of impact evaluations and systematic reviews, and to develop practical approaches to generalizability assessment and guide applications of interventions in diverse policy and practice contexts.","PeriodicalId":47533,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation Review","volume":" ","pages":"427-460"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139543102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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