Caspar Lobbrecht

Role: Senior policy researcher

Telephone number: +31703487548
Email address: caspar.lobbrecht@minbuza.nl

Caspar Lobbrecht has been working as a policy research officer at IOB since 2013. His studies focus on issues on the interface of development cooperation and foreign affairs. He also examines the quality of (decentralised) evaluations.

Caspar studied political science at the University of Amsterdam and pursued a research master in international development studies.

IOB studies

Periodic review article 4 (in Dutch)

IOB publications

IOB (2023). Consistent Efforts, Persisting Challenges. Evaluation of Dutch contribution to sexual and reproductive health and rights (2012–2022).
IOB (2023). Inconvenient Realities. An evaluation of Dutch contributions to stability, security and rule of law in fragile and conflict-affected contexts.
IOB (2022). The impact of active labour market programmes on youth. An updated systematic review and meta analysis.
IOB (2019). Less Pretension, More Realism. An evaluation of the Reconstruction Programme (2012-2015), the Strategic Partnerships in Chronic Crises Programme (2014-2016) and the Addressing Root Causes Tender Process.
IOB (2018). Review of the monitoring systems of three projects in Syria: AJACS, White Helmets and NLA.
IOB (2018). Transition and inclusive development in Sub-Saharan Africa. An analysis of poverty and inequality in the context of transition.
IOB (2016). The gaps left behind. An evaluation of the impact of ending aid.
IOB (2014). Good things come to those who make them happen. Return on aid for Dutch exports.

Other publications

A. de Kemp, C. Lobbrecht, R. Ruben, I. Martinez-Zarzoso, F. Nowak-Lehmann Fanzinger & S. Klasen (2014). ‘Profijt van Ontwikkelingshulp’ (‘The benefits of development assistance’). Economisch Statistische Berichten, 2014, no. 99, 441-444.