This evaluation report was prepared by a team from the Independent Evaluation Group led by Jennifer Keller (senior economist). The team included Elisabeth Goller, Melissa Rekas Metz, Janice Meerman, Bernard Pasquier, Luis Miguel Perez, Stephan Mier, Ivan Gachet, Gabriela Chamartin, Gabriela Izurieta, and Sengphet Lattanavong. Estelle Raimondo and Santiago Alejandro Tellez Canas provided overall methods support. Patricia Acevedo, Dung Thi Kim Chu, and Dao Anh Nguyen provided administrative support to the team. Maximillian Ashwill provided messaging support.

The report was conducted under the guidance and supervision of Jeffrey Allen Chelsky (manager), the guidance of Theo Thomas (director), and the overall direction of Sabine Bernabè (Director-General, Evaluation).

Peer reviewers for this evaluation are Carola Alvarez, former chief for development effectiveness and strategy at the Inter-American Development Bank, José Hidalgo-Pallares, director of the Corporación de Estudios para el Desarrollo, and Ceyda Oner, mission chief for Ecuador at the International Monetary Fund.

The Independent Evaluation Group is grateful to the many government officials, development partners, and other stakeholders who provided valuable insights into the World Bank Group’s program in Ecuador. We would like to thank the Bank Group country office staff, Bank Group management, and country team members who facilitated the meeting preparation with country officials, provided documents and information, and participated in meetings.