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Bright II 2012-2013

Burkina Faso, 2012 - 2013
Mathematica Policy Research
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Identification

Survey ID Number
BFA_2012_MCC-B_v01_M
Title
Bright II 2012-2013
Country
Name Country code
Burkina Faso BFA
Study type
Independent Impact Evaluation
Abstract
Millennium Challenge Corporation hired Mathematica Policy Research to conduct an independent evaluation of the BRIGHT II program. The three main research questions of interest are:
• What was the impact of the program on school enrollment, attendance, and retention?
• What was the impact of the program on test scores?
• Are the impacts different for girls than for boys?

Mathematica will compare data collected from the 132 communities served by BRIGHT II (the "treatment group") with that collected from the 161 communities that applied but were not selected for the program (the "comparison group"). Using a statistical technique called regression discontinuity, Mathematica will compare the outcomes of the treatment villages just above the cutoff point to the outcomes of the comparison villages just below the cutoff point. If the intervention had an impact, we will observe a "jump" in outcomes at the point of discontinuity.

Mathematica will perform additional analyses to estimate the overall merit of the BRIGHT investment. By conducting a cost-benefit analysis and a cost-effectiveness analysis and calculating the economic rate of return, Mathematica will be able to answer questions related to the sustainability of the program, and compare the program to interventions and social investments in other sectors. The household survey is designed to capture household-level data rather than community-level data; however, questions have been included to measure head-of-household expectations of educational attainment. These questions ask the head of household what grade level he hopes each child will attain; and what grade level he thinks the child will be capable of achieving in reality.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Households

Version

Version Description
Anonymized dataset for public distribution

Scope

Topics
Topic Vocabulary
Education (Edu) MCC Sector
Keywords
Keyword
Primary school
Education
BRIGHT
Regression discontinuity
Impact evaluation
Burkina Faso

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
132 rural villages throughout the 10 provinces of Burkina Faso in which girls' enrollment rates were lowest
Universe
Households, students, and educators in the 287 villages surveyed

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name
Mathematica Policy Research
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Abbreviation
Millennium Challenge Corporation MCC

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
The BRIGHT II program was implemented in the same 132 villages that received the BRIGHT I interventions. These 132 villages were originally selected using a scoring process, with eligibility scores based on the villages’ potential to improve girls’ educational outcomes. A total of 293 villages applied to receive a BRIGHT school; the Burkina Faso Ministry of Basic Education (MEBA) selected the 132 villages with scores that were above a certain cutoff point. Whenever possible, the survey will be conducted with the same children in the same households and schools surveyed during the BRIGHT I evaluation. By visiting the same households and schools, the evaluator will be able to better assess the longer-term impacts of the BRIGHT project.

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End Cycle
2012-03 2012-04 Round I
2013-06 2013-09 Round II
Data Collectors
Name Abbreviation
Bureau d'Etudes et de Recherche pour le Développement BERD

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
Mathematica has developed two surveys, a household survey and a school survey, to collect relevant data from villages in both the treatment and comparison groups. The household survey was administered to a new cross-section of households compared to the BRIGHT I evaluation. Data will be collected on the attendance and educational attainment of school-age children in the household, attitudes towards girls' education, and parental assessment of the extent to which the complementary interventions influenced school enrollment decisions. It will also assess the performance of all household children on basic tests of French and math. The school survey, to be administered to all local schools in the 293 villages, gathers data on school characteristics, personnel, and physical structure, and collects enrollment and attendance records. Data will be gathered by a local data collection firm selected by MCA-Burkina Faso, with Mathematica providing technical assistance and oversight.

Data Processing

Data Editing
Following data collection, Mathematica will work with BERD to ensure that the data are correctly entered and are complete and clean. This will include a review of all frequencies for out-of-range responses, missing data, or other problems, as well as a comparison between the data and paper copies for a random selection of variables.

Access policy

Contacts
Name Email
Monitoring & Evaluation Division of the Millennium Challenge Corporation impact-eval@mcc.gov
Citation requirements
Levy, Dan, Matt Sloan. 2012. Impact Evaluation of Burkina Faso's BRIGHT II Program. Washington, D.C.; Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Location of Data Collection
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Archive where study is originally stored
Millennium Challenge Corporation
http://data.mcc.gov/evaluations/index.php/catalog/92
Cost: None

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_BFA_2012_MCC-B_v02_M
Producers
Name Abbreviation Role
Millennium Challenge Corporation MCC Review of Metadata
Date of Metadata Production
2014-04
DDI Document version
Version 1.0 (April 2014)
Version 2.0 (April 2015). Edited version based on Version 01 (DDI-MCC-BFA-IE-EDU-2012-v1) that was done by Millennium Challenge Corporation.
Version 02 (March 2019). This version is identical to version 01, except for the section on Related Material which was updated.
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