Policy and Impact Evaluation
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Teaching
Details
Faculty Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences Domain Economics Code UE-EEP.00143 Languages English Type of lesson Lecture
Level Master Semester SP-2022 Schedules and rooms
Summary schedule Thursday 11:15 - 14:00, Hebdomadaire (Spring semester)
Hours per week 3 Teaching
Teachers - Huber Martin
Assistants - Langen Henrika
Description This course discusses econometric tools for assessing the causal impact of some policy intervention (also referred to as “treatment”) on an outcome of interest. This may, for instance, concern the effectiveness of public policies (e.g. training programs for unemployed, income support for poor families, public childcare,…), corporate policies (marketing campaigns, educational programs for employees,…), health interventions (new medical treatments…), among many other examples. The following topics are covered:
- The definition of causal effects (using the “potential outcome” notation)
- Methods for policy and impact evaluation under exogeneity: estimation based on regression, matching, and weighting
- Methods for policy and impact evaluation under endogeneity: estimation based on instruments, regression discontinuities and kinks, differences in differences, and changes in changes
- Methods for assessing causal mechanisms underlying a particular causal effect (mediation analysis)
The lecture is accompanied by 4 PC sessions based on the software package "R", in which the methods are applied to empirical data.Training objectives Students should understand the intuition of the econometric methods discussed as well as the circumstances under which they can(not) be used to assess the causal impact of a particular policy. Furthermore, students should be able to practically apply the methods to real world data in order to conduct causal analyses. Condition of access introductory econometrics Softskills Yes Softskills seats 10 Off field Yes BeNeFri Yes Mobility Yes UniPop No Auditor Yes Documents
Bibliography A reading list of selected papers is provided on the course website. -
Dates and rooms
Date Hour Type of lesson Place 24.02.2022 11:15 - 14:00 Cours PER 21, Room F130 03.03.2022 11:15 - 14:00 Cours PER 21, Room F130 10.03.2022 11:15 - 14:00 Cours PER 21, Room F130 17.03.2022 11:15 - 14:00 Cours PER 21, Room F130 24.03.2022 11:15 - 14:00 Cours PER 21, Room F130 31.03.2022 11:15 - 14:00 Cours PER 21, Room F130 07.04.2022 11:15 - 14:00 Cours PER 21, Room F130 14.04.2022 11:15 - 14:00 Cours PER 21, Room F130 28.04.2022 11:15 - 14:00 Cours PER 21, Room F130 05.05.2022 11:15 - 14:00 Cours PER 21, Room F130 12.05.2022 11:15 - 14:00 Cours PER 21, Room F130 19.05.2022 11:15 - 14:00 Cours PER 21, Room F130 02.06.2022 11:15 - 14:00 Cours PER 21, Room F130 -
Assessments methods
Written exam - SP-2022, Session d'été 2022
Date 20.06.2022 17:00 - 18:30 Assessments methods By rating Descriptions of Exams Examination time: 90 Min. and participation in PC sessions
Written exam - SP-2022, Session de rattrapage 2022
Date 01.09.2022 11:00 - 12:30 Assessments methods By rating Descriptions of Exams Examination time: 90 Min. and participation in PC sessions
Written exam - SA-2022, Session d'hiver 2023
Date 13.01.2023 17:00 - 18:30 Assessments methods By rating Descriptions of Exams Examination time: 90 Min. and participation in PC sessions
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Assignment
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