Archives: Policy and Program Evaluation

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Robert Shepherd co-authors “Smarter Government for Turbulent Times”

SPPA Professor Robert Shepherd co-authors report with Evert Lindquist "Smarter Government for Turbulent Times", calling for strategic spending reviews by Federal Government.  Published by the C.D. Howe Institute, February 2024. ISBN 978-1-77881-016-9; ISSN 0824-8001 (print); ISSN 1703-0765 (online) C.D. Howe Press Release (February 6, 2024): Six... More

Monday, July 24, 2023

Vivian Hofmann: Self-selection versus population-based sampling for evaluation of an agronomy training program in Uganda

By Vivian Hoffmann  Miki Khan Doan, Tomoko Harigaya Published online: 16 Jul 2023 Journal of Development Effectiveness https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2023.2236080 This is a methodological piece that describes a mechanism that allowed farmers to self-select into the study sample for a randomized controlled trial of agronomic training based on... More

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Rob Shepherd: Spending reviews and the Government of Canada: From episodic to institutionalized capabilities and repertoires

By Evert Lindquist and Robert P. Shepherd First published: 19 June 2023, in IPAC's Canadian Public Administration Journal https://doi.org/10.1111/capa.12532 Abstract Following surges of spending and staff hiring to address the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trudeau government announced a strategic policy review in the 2022 Budget to secure savings of $6... More

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