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Join us for an informative session on impact evaluation presented by Christel Vermeersch from The World Bank. Our morning session will feature parallel tracks that delve into methods for evaluating impact. Participants can choose between the Policy track, focusing on intuitive approaches, and the Technical track, which incorporates intuition with econometric analysis. Depending on your background and role, we will guide you on which sessions to attend. Enhance your understanding of evaluation methodologies, data analysis, and the application of results in impactful policy making.
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METHODS Christel Vermeersch The World Bank IMPACT EVALUATION Introduction to Parallel Tracks
This morning: Parallel Sessions Covering: methods for evaluating impact (the how) The content of the policy and technical tracks is the same It’s just the approach that is different • Policy track: intuition • Technical track: intuition + econometrics
What session should you attend? • multivariable regression in a statistics and/or econometrics course. • If you have studied… • Design of impact evaluation methodologies. • Data analysis. • If your role is… • …Then please consider attending the technical sessions.
What session should you attend? • multivariable regression in a statistics and/or econometrics course. • If you have NOT studied… • Using evaluation results to inform policy making. • Management and oversight of evaluations. • Contracting of consultants to implement evaluations. • If your role is… • Or if in doubt… • …Then please consider attending the policy sessions.
Quiz: Technical question 1 In the following equation: y=α0 + β1x1 + β2x2 + + ε y is… α0is… x2 is… εis…
Quiz: Technical question 2 In the following two expressions, b=(X’X)-1X’y b= ∑(xi - x) (yi - y) ¯ ¯ ∑(xi - x)2 ¯ b is… A naive estimator The OLS estimator The XLS estimator The impact estimator for large samples Don’t know
Quiz: Technical question 3 The sum of 3 independent normally distributed variables has what kind of distribution? A student-t distribution A normal distribution A Poisson distribution A strange distribution Don’t know
Quiz: Technical question 4 Under the Gauss conditions, the least squares estimator is: BLUE YELLOW RED None of the above Don’t know
Quiz: Results • Got all 4 questions correct? • Otherwise, • please consider attending the technical sessions. please consider attending the policy sessions.