Doing Better at Doing Good: Lessons from a Bayesian Meta-Analysis After 20 Years of Poverty Graduation Programs -- by Samantha Carter, Edward Jee, Dean Karlan, Patrick Premand

We thank Makayla Barker, Riza Halili, Carlie Lamke, and Giuliana Triberti for excellent research assistance; Julius Rüschenpöhler for his partnership in creating DEvidence and the data encoding, processing, quality checks, and organization needed to assemble the data; the Partnership for Economic Inclusion for the data underlying the evidence review for the 2021 State of Economic Inclusion Report; participants in the PEI Impact Collaborative Technical workshop and Technical Members’ meeting for comments; and, the countless researchers, implementers, and donors for the studies and knowledge that have made this work possible. We are grateful for comments on an earlier draft from Diva Dhar, John Loeser, David McKenzie, Adam Salisbury, Victoria Strokova and a World Bank DIME reviewer. We used AI tools for some assistance with coding and the creation of some figures and tables, as well as light copy-editing on parts of the manuscript. We reviewed all content and are responsible for any errors. All opinions are ours and do not necessarily represent the views of the World Bank, its affiliated organizations, its Executive Directors, the governments it represents, or the National Bureau of Economic Research.