report
Has IFPRI’s research decentralization strategy made a difference? An econometric study of African and Asian Countries, 1981–2014
independent impact assessment report | 2018 | Pages: 112
Open Access
Citation
Benin, Samuel; Place, Frank M.; and Hazell, Peter B.R. 2018. Has IFPRI’s research decentralization strategy made a difference? An econometric study of African and Asian Countries, 1981–2014. Independent Impact Assessment Report 44. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/132769
This study uses country-level panel data on 57 countries in Africa and Asia from 1981 to 2014 to assess the relationships between IFPRI’s in-country presence (as measured by staff present) and various policy and outcome indicators in those countries. An econometric model with country fixed-effects, year fixed-effects, and country-specific time trends is used, controlling for several factors deemed to affect the different policy and outcome indicators such as the country’s research capacity, production environment and resources, political economy and institutions, and complementary investments.