Review of major Results Based Aid (RBA) and Results Based Financing (RBF) schemes

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Client: DFID
Date: 2010

Results based approaches – whether result based aid (RBA) or results based financing (RBF) – are possible ways of delivering aid and demonstrating results. This report reviews a range of RBA and RBF schemes.

Commissioned by DFID, Aid Effectiveness and Accountability Department, the report covers: the use of terminology; the approaches adopted by a variety of schemes; statistical and measurement issues;
an assessment of what is known about their impact; and emerging lessons. 

Final report: Review of Major Results Based Aid and Results Based Financing Schemes (Mark Pearson, Martin Johnson and Robin Ellison, March 2010).

Technical areas:

• Aid effectiveness
• Health economics and financing