Economic Policy Evaluation

A.Y. 2023/2024
Course offered to students on the PhD programme in
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3
ECTS
20
Overall hours
Lesson period
May 2024
16
Places available
Language
English
Lead instructor: Giovanna D'adda
The course aims to acquaint students with key empirical methods for policy impact evaluation, such as randomized control trials, regression discontinuity design, difference in differences and propensity-score matching techniques. Students will develop the basic skills to understand what method is best suited to correctly identify causal impacts in different evaluation contexts. The course involves frontal lectures, where academic papers using each technique will be discussed, and tutorials to practice programming.
Knowledge of Microeconomic Theory and Econometrics.
For second year students - Mandatory for Economics PhD students.
Assessment methods
Esame
Assessment result
voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
How to enrol

Deadlines

The course enrolment deadline is usually the 27th day of the month prior to the start date.

How to enrol

  1. Access enrolment on PhD courses online service using your University login details
  2. Select the desired programme and click on Registration (Iscrizione) and then on Register (Iscriviti)

Ignore the option "Exam session date” that appears during the enrolment procedure.

Contacts

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Professor(s)
Reception:
Tuesday 9:30-12:30. Preferably, students are requested to set an appointment by email. Otherwise, they can send an email or a message on Teams during the office hours to check availability.
Room 219, Via Livorno