Debates in Impact Evaluation
While there is agreement on the importance of Impact Evaluation, and a consensus is emerging around the use of counterfactual evaluation methods, there has also been widespread debate in recent years on both the definition of Impact Evaluation and the use of appropriate methods (see White 2009 for an overview).
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