DDI_TZA_2009_MCC-TPE_v01_M Millennium Challenge Corporation 2014-03-28 NADA Version 1.1 (March 2014). This version uses an updated metadata template. Version 2.0 (May 2015). Edited version based on Version 01 (DDI-MCC-TZA-thrshld-2011-1.1) that was done by Millennium Challenge Corporation. Threshold Performance Evaluation 2009-2010 MCC-TPE 2009-10 TZA_2009_MCC-TPE_v01_M James Hollyer Leonard Wantchekon NADA Millennium Challenge Corporation The World Bank Microdata Library Independent Performance Evaluation Raw data for internal use only Anti-corruption The methodologies employed by the evaluation are both quantitative and qualitative. Wherever possible, we obtain data and employ an identification strategy with which to estimate the causal effect of a given intervention. Data are collected from program participants, and data collection was handled by EcomResearch – a Dar es Salaam based research firm. Because data is often unavailable, and because randomization was never employed in treatment assignment, such causal estimations are sometimes impossible. Where quantitative methods cannot be used to assess the effect of an intervention, we employ qualitative methods. We conduct interviews with program participants, engage in document review, and – in some cases – conduct semi-structured field interviews to assess the implementation and sustainability of a given intervention. We also examine the logical link between the intervention and the reduction of corruption, in light of related academic literatures. The quantitative methods employed in this evaluation give precise estimates of the effect of training on a narrowly defined quantity of interest. Qualitative methods, on the other hand, cannot give as precise an estimate, but may incorporate a broader variety of factors than quantitative estimation allows. Tanzania National coverage Individuals and institutions/organizations Key government of Tanzania representatives involved in the threshold program activities. Sample survey data [ssd] Ecom-Research PETS districts were selected by random sampling to be interviewed. Our measure of article quality weights factors such as the quality of the writing and the ability to place a given story in a broader context; whereas, much of PACT’s training emphasized investigative methods. Millennium Challenge Corporation Millennium Challenge Corporation http://data.mcc.gov/evaluations/index.php/catalog/75 Cost: None Hollyer, James, and Leonard Wantchekon. Tanzania Threshold Country Program: End Term Evaluation. 2011.