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Evaluating Social Programs
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 6 Sequences
- Intermediate Level
Course details
Syllabus
- Why and when rigorous social impact evaluation is needed
Common pitfalls of evaluation designs and why randomization helps
Key components of a well-designed randomized evaluation
Alternative techniques for incorporating randomization into project design
How to measure outcomes, manage data and determine the appropriate sample size
How to guard against threats that may undermine the integrity of results
Techniques for analyzing and interpreting results
Prerequisite
Although not required, prior familiarity with basic statistical concepts is recommended.
Instructors
Rachel Glennerster
Former Executive Director
J-PAL
Esther Duflo
Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics in the Department of Economics, winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
MIT
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