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Sep 16, 2024
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PPAD 000/5165 - Program Evaluation (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
PPAD 5212 and PPAD 5231
Description
This course provides students with a set of conceptual, econometric and practical skills that are used to evaluate the performance of a project or a program, with a particular focus on development program interventions. The course will review different approaches to evaluation, including monitoring and evaluation (M&E), operational evaluation, mixed-methods (combining quantitative and qualitative analyses), cost-benefit analysis and impact evaluation. The course will primarily focus on introducing students to the different methodologies of impact evaluation, such as randomized controlled trials (RCTs), quasi-experimental designs (difference-in-differences) and non-experimental approaches (matching and instrumental variables). Throughout the course students will learn how to critically analyze evaluation research, access how successfully it is in establishing a causal relationship, as well as how to develop their own evaluation plan.
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