This report to USAID presents analysis of clean energy projects and their financing across twelve countries in the Caribbean. The report includes detailed descriptions of energy production and regulatory environments in 2022 and proposes recommendations to increase renewable energy in the region.
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USAID/Dominican Republic Caribbean Financial Landscape Assessment of Clean Energy Investments Phase II ReportNov 04, 2022
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This final evaluation of MCC’s $170 million project found the irrigation infrastructure remains in good condition, but routine maintenance is not keeping pace. Land under production has steadily increased but is lower than expected and agricultural production targets have not been met.
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Calibrated Multilevel Regression with Poststratifiction for the Analysis of SMS Survey DataJun 26, 2021
The authors discuss the advantages and limitations of applying multilevel regression with poststratification to data collected through SMS surveys.
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Financial Inclusion and Resilience to COVID-19 Economic Shocks: Evidence from Kenya, Nigeria, and UgandaMar 30, 2021
We examine whether financial inclusion may help mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on households’ economic behavior and well-being in three Sub-Saharan African countries: Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda.
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Evaluation of the Benin Policy Reform and Institutional Strengthening Project: Baseline and Implementation Status ReportMar 12, 2021
This report provides baseline statistics and information about the implementation of Benin’s Power Compact Policy Reform and Institutional Strengthening Project, one of four projects implemented under the MCC-Benin Power Compact.
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Evaluation of the Benin Power Compact’s Electricity Generation and Distribution Projects: Baseline ReportMay 30, 2020
Benin's power distribution network is characterized by technical and commercial loss rates that ranged from 20 to 24 percent. Its reliance on energy imports and its inadequate infrastructure has caused the country to suffer from scarcity of electricity.
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Evaluation of the Irrigation and Water Resource Management Project in Senegal: Interim Evaluation ReportJul 30, 2019
Mathematica is conducting an impact evaluation of the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s Irrigation and Water Resource Management Project, an infrastructure and land tenure intervention carried out in Senegal from 2011-2015 in the Senegal River Valley.
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Survey Data Collection in Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA): Challenges, Strategies, and OpportunitiesOct 29, 2018
Advances in Comparative Survey Methodology examines the most recent advances in methodology and operations as well as the technical developments in international survey research.
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Evaluation Design Report for the Benin Power Compact's Electricity Generation Project and Electricity Distribution ProjectMar 07, 2018
This report presents the design and methodology for our evaluation of two activities under MCC's Benin Power Compact (also known as the Benin II Energy Compact).
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Comparing Smartphones to Tablets for Face-to-Face Interviewing in KenyaSep 05, 2016
Research conducted over the past 30 years has demonstrated a reduction in errors and improvement in data quality when face–to-face social surveys are carried out using computers instead of paper and pencil.
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Evaluation of the Irrigation and Water Resource Management Project in Senegal: Design ReportAug 30, 2016
Mathematica is implementing an evaluation of MCC’s Irrigation and Water Resource Management Project’s activities to determine their impact on agriculture production, use and availability of water, household income, land security and conflicts, and land administration and governance.
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Elevating Alumni Voices: Insights from 2014 and 2015 Graduates of the MasterCard Foundation Scholars ProgramMay 30, 2016
Mathematica gathered personal reflections from graduates of The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program to understand their experiences as they transitioned out of secondary or tertiary education.