Improving Institutions for Growth
Search

Workshop on Econometric Methods for Program Evaluation

This workshop on Econometric Methods for Programme Evaluation for partners in research and policy organizations was led by Professor Germanu Mwabu (University of Nairobi) and Justin Sandefur and Andrew Zeitlin, (CSAE).  Workshop participants included teams from the Institute of Policy Analysis and Research, Kenya, the Economic Policy Research Centre, Uganda, as well as the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, and the Bank of Uganda, and the Faculty of Economics and Management, Makerere University. Links to the slides and exercises can be found below.

DOCUMENTS AND LINKS

Programme

Panel Data and Diff-in-diff Techniques Slides

Prof. Germano Mwabu Slides

Diff-in-diff analysis: “Mystery of the Vanishing Benefits” Handout

Randomisation and Instrumental Variables Techniques

Experimental Evaluation of a Microfinance Program in Ghana Handout

Power Calculations, Stratified Sampling, Cross-cutting Interventions Slides (part one)

Power Calculations, Stratified Sampling, Cross-cutting Interventions Slides (part two)

Designing a Randomised Evaluation from a Household Survey Handout