| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | |
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| 4:00-4:15 (ADT) 9:00-9:15 (EDT) |
Introduction to Program Evaluation | Selection bias | Econometric evaluations |
| 4:15-4:30 (ADT) 9:15-9:30 (EDT) |
Evaluation in the MENA Region | ||
| 4:30-4:45 (ADT) 9:30-9:45 (EDT) |
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| 4:45-5:00 (ADT) 9:45-10:00 (EDT) |
Causal Attribution and the “Counterfactual” | ||
| 5:00-5:15 (ADT) 10:00-10:15 (EDT) |
Comparisons to self: Pre/post and Interrupted Time Series | Difference-in-differences Natural experiments Instrumental variables Regression discontinuity designs Pipeline studies |
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| 5:15-5:30 (ADT) 10:15-10:30 (EDT) |
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| 5:30-5:45 (ADT) 10:30-10:45 (EDT) |
Randomized Control Trials | ||
| 5:45-6:00 (ADT) 10:45-11:00 (EDT) |
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| 6:00-6:15 (ADT) 11:00-11:15 (EDT) |
Break | ||
| 6:15-6:30 (ADT) 11:15-11:30 (EDT) |
Case Studies | Break | Break |
| 6:30-7:30 (ADT) 11:30-12:30 (EDT) |
Comparison Groups Simple differences Generic controls Matching Propensity score matching |
Drawing Policy Conclusions Generalizability Statistical vs. policy significance |