Department of Management Sciences
Impact Evaluation
- Course dates: 23.+24. October and 30.+31. October 2020
- Duration: 2 Weekend-Classes
(Friday afternoon: 2-6pm & Saturday 10am-4pm) - Lecturer: Dr. Christoph Strupat
(German Development Institute (DIE) - Course language: English
- Degree: H-BRS Certificate of participation
- Fee: 600 EUR
- Course description [PDF]
Due to the corona pandemic, the course will be held online.
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Course content
One of the primary challenges for policymakers, development practitioners, donors and nongovernmental organizations is the understanding which policies and interventions are the most effective in improving the welfare of the world’s poor. While monitoring is useful in determining whether a program is on the “right track”, this does not tell us whether a particular intervention, policy change or program actually causes changes in development outcomes. Yet such information is crucial in the context of limited financial and human resources.
Course objectives
The objective of this course it to provide students with a set of practical skills to estimate the causal impact of a policy or program, with a particular focus on development programs. Examples will be drawn from a variety of sectors, including agriculture, health, education, markets, microfinance and governance. The course will also attempt to go beyond estimating the simple causal effect (often termed the “black box” of impact evaluation) to identifying the channels and mechanisms through which the causal effect was achieved.
The course will introduce students to basic econometric techniques in impact evaluation that will assist them in becoming both consumers and producers of applied empirical research in development. Students will not only learn how to critically analyze evaluation research and gauge how convincing it is in establishing a causal relationship, but also use these skills to conduct an impact evaluation of an existing development project.
Course lecturer
Dr. Christoph Strupat
Senior Researcher at the Department of Sustainable Economic and Social Development at the German Development Institute (DIE), Bonn
Profile: Dr. Christoph Strupat
E-Mail: Christoph.Strupat@die-gdi.de
Web: www.die-gdi.de
Areas of expertise
Social protection, Food security, Impact evaluation, Health economies
Fields of research
Promoting food security in rural Sub-Saharan Africa: The role of agricultural intensification, social security, and results-oriented approaches; Social protection, food security and rural development; Social cash transfers and their impact on households' investment decisions
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In case of questions or for course registration,
please send an e-mail to Isabella.Kern@h-brs.de.