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Impact Evaluation Technical Course:

How to Manage, Design, and Conduct Impact Evaluations

CLEAR-SHIPDET at the Asia-Pacific Finance and Development Center (AFDC)

April 9 -19, 2013   - Shanghai, China

 

Application Deadline is February 28, 2013

 

Course Overview

This technical course introduces impact evaluation as a key instrument for determining project/program effectiveness, informing policy development and improving program designs. It covers commonly used econometric and statistical methods to evaluate the impacts of social and other programs in developing countries. The course includes both randomized and non-randomized methods.  We will also cover other practical aspects, such as managing an impact evaluation team, planning and implementing data collection, and disseminating the results of the evaluation. 

 

Delivery of the course consists of lectures, class exercises, and group work.  Many of the exercises will involve case studies using data from actual programs that are discussed in the lectures.  Participants will also have an opportunity to determine options for evaluations for their own programs.

 

This course is highly technical.  In order to benefit from the course, participants should review the prerequisites before applying.  Please send any questions about the technical nature of the course to the course organizers to determine if this is a good fit for you.  Though the course is technical, it will also address policy implications and practical applications.

 

The course will be taught in English

 

Course Objectives

At the end of the course participants will be able to:

• Understand what impact evaluation is and the different techniques used for impact evaluations
• Make judgments about the situations (and/or interventions) when impact evaluation is and is not appropriate to use
• Know which kind of evaluation or decision-making questions that impact evaluation is best suited to answer
• Establish a management plan for having impact evaluations conducted
• Review the “parameters of interest” (ATE-average treatment effect, ATT-average impact of treatment on the treated, ITT-intention-to-treat, etc.)
• Describe in detail how randomized trials can estimate parameters of interest
• Explain how to use regression methods that do not require randomized data (Difference-in-differences and within estimators, Instrumental variable methods, Regression discontinuity methods, Matching methods)
• Present recommendations for designing high quality questionnaires
• Provide advice on how to choose the sample size and attain statistical power
• Discuss the main issues concerning data collection and data management

Lead Instructor

Prof. Paul Glewwe, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota & CLEAR Affiliate

 

Assistant Instructors

- Dr. Qihui Chen, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Economics, China Agricultural University (CAU)

- Sarah Humpage, PhD Candidate, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota & CLEAR Affiliate

- An additional instructor will be announced. Please check back.

 

Course Prerequisites

·         To fully benefit from the course, participants need to be familiar with statistics, multiple regression analysis and possess some knowledge of a statistical software package (e.g., STATA, SAS, SPSS, or R).   Additionally, knowledge of econometrics is highly beneficial.

·         All participants applying for the course need to fill in the Pre Course Survey/Quiz. .

·         Priority will be given to teams (2 or more individuals) that have impact evaluations underway, recently completed and/or are considering, designing, or implementing impact evaluations.  Members of the team may include technical staff, as well as policymakers, policy analysts, and program and evaluation managers who have the required technical skills to benefit from the course. Each individual will have to apply separately, but should reference the team in the application form.

·         All participants must be proficient in English.

 

Application Deadline

Applications will be considered as they are submitted.  If you are certain that you want to take this course please submit your application earlier than the deadline.  Please note that submitting an application does not mean automatic enrollment in the course. Applicants will be notified of their enrollment status within one week following the application deadline.  We will acknowledge receipt of your application within two business days of your submission. If you do not receive a note from us indicating that we received your application, please contact us with Mr. Scott LIU (scott@afdc.org.cn) or Mr. Song LIU (liusong@afdc.org.cn ), or clear@worldbank.org  . The final deadline for applications will be February 28, 2013.   Application Form and Pre-Course Survey can be downloaded here   Application Procedures After completing the package, zip the files and send the package to Mr. Scott LIU (scott@afdc.org.cn) or Mr. Song LIU (liusong@afdc.org.cn). The application package should include: Application form (including motivation, and current engagement with impact evaluation) Resume or CV Pre-Course Survey/Quiz If available, additional materials related to the Impact evaluation/s that you are currently envisioning or implementing now (e.g., concept notes, proposals, evaluation designs, evaluation reports, etc.). When saving your files, please use the following naming convention for  the files that you will be submitting as part of the application package: IECourse_China_FileName_YOURNAME (For example, IECourse_China_ApplicationForm_YOURNAME, IECourse_China_Resume_YOURNAME, IECourse_China_AdditionalMaterials_YOURNAME etc.)

Costs

The base price for the course fee is $2500USD. However, discounts will be given to participants from certain organizations, as noted below. Payment policies and procedures will be provided to selected applicants.

 

Fee structure:

Base fee	Discount	Total	Applies to participants from
$2,500	0	$2,500	International organizations (e.g.., multi-lateral banks, foundations, international NGOs), bi-lateral agencies from developed countries, the private sector, and others
$2,500	-$1,000	$1,500	*Government sector employees in developing countries, local NGOs

 

*Note, the organizers reserve the right to determine whether the discount applies to each applicant seeking a discounted rate.

 

Included in the fee:

·         Tuition

·         Training booklets

·         Housing at the AFDC residential facility from April 8^th to April 20^th

·         Transportation to and from the Shanghai airport upon arrival and departure.

·         Breakfast, lunch and dinner each day

·         Welcome reception/dinner

·         Wifi during the stay and use of AFDC recreational facilities

·         Limited visa assistance (e.g., letters of invitation)

 

The following items are NOT included in the fee:

·         Transportation from your home to Shanghai (airfare, public transportation, train, taxi, etc…)

·         Transportation within the Shanghai

·         Per diem

·         Travel insurance (for airfare, etc.)

·         Visa and passport application fees

·         Other miscellaneous costs (shopping, telephone charges, etc.)

 

Scholarships

We regret that only a limited number of scholarships will be available and will be assigned competitively.   The selection process will be determined through the application process and will be based on the following criteria: potential benefit to you/your team in participating and applying the lessons to ongoing or planned impact evaluations, regional priorities of our scholarship funders, inability to pay the course fees. Please indicate if you are applying for a scholarship in the Application form.  Applications will be reviewed and a subset of participants will be contacted about the possibility of scholarships.

 

Certification

Participants will receive a “CLEAR” certificate of attendance.

 

About CLEAR-SHIPDET and Contacts

CLEAR-SHIPDET is run by AFDC and situated at the Shanghai National Accounting Institute (SNAI). SNAI was established by the Chinese government in 2000 to provide advanced education for financial professionals. SNAI has world-class teaching facilities, together with an information center, a recreation center, an international conference center, faculty apartments, student apartments, and dining facilities.  The coordinators of this course are

Scott Liu (Mr)

Tel: (86 21) 6976 8238

Fax: (86 21) 6976 8233

E-mail: scott@afdc.org.cn

Song LIU (Mr.)

Tel: (86 21) 6976 8058

Fax: (86 21) 6976 8016

E-mail: liusong@afdc.org.cn