Evaluating Impact in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
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Evaluating Impact in Low- and Middle-Income Countries at World Bank Group Overview
Evaluating Impact in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
at World Bank Group
Assessing the Impact of Interventions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries for Informed Decision-Making and Sustainable Development
Duration | 24 weeks |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Evaluating Impact in Low- and Middle-Income Countries at World Bank Group Highlights
Evaluating Impact in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
at World Bank Group
- Earn a paid certification after completion
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Evaluating Impact in Low- and Middle-Income Countries at World Bank Group Course details
Evaluating Impact in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
at World Bank Group
Skills you will learn
Who should do this course?
- Researchers, policymakers, NGOs, development practitioners, and philanthropic organizations committed to evidence-based decision-making and sustainable development
More about this course
- How can we know if the policies and interventions implemented in low- and middle-income countries are making a difference, if they are really improving outcomes?
- This course provides the experimental and statistical tools needed to rigorously measure the effects of policies and programs, with a particular focus on questions of causal attribution, the design and conduct of randomized control trials and quasi-experimental methods, and estimation of impacts using regression techniques
Evaluating Impact in Low- and Middle-Income Countries at World Bank Group Curriculum
Evaluating Impact in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
at World Bank Group
Define impact evaluation and recognize its importance
Describe the importance of randomization and the problems that can arise in randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
Identify statistical concepts and tools for program evaluation
Interpret the concept of regression and how it informs RCT results
Illustrate the balance between sample size and cost of trial
Explain the value and application of quasi experimental methods
Evaluating Impact in Low- and Middle-Income Countries at World Bank Group Faculty details
Evaluating Impact in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
at World Bank Group
Alaka Holla
Alaka is Program Manager of the World Bank’s Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund, a multi-donor trust fund that promotes the use of rigorous evidence to design policies to improve education, health, access to quality water and sanitation, and early childhood development in low and middle income countries.
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