Survey Data Collection in Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA): Challenges, Strategies, and Opportunities

Advances in Comparative Survey Methodology examines the most recent advances in methodology and operations as well as the technical developments in international survey research.

Evaluation Design Report for the Benin Power Compact's Electricity Generation Project and Electricity Distribution Project

The evaluation design report for Mathematica Policy Research’s evaluation of two activities of MCC’s Benin II Energy Compact. The evaluation of these two projects involves a comprehensive mixed-methods approach, which will seek to measure the impacts of and understand the changes related to the Electricity...

Comparing Smartphones to Tablets for Face-to-Face Interviewing in Kenya

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.

Evaluation of the Irrigation and Water Resource Management Project in Senegal: Design Report

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.

Elevating Alumni Voices: Insights from 2014 and 2015 Graduates of the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program

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. The information is helping shape the supports provided through the program to the next generation of scholars....