Development Impact Evaluation

1.5 Credits · Level: Graduate

Economic development is a process of trial and error, innovation and experimentation, success and failure. The hope is that by understanding what kinds of innovations and policies work to improve the lives of the deprived and vulnerable, and how they work, we might be better placed to accelerate the process of development more generally. But how can policy makers and development practitioners be sure they’re “making a difference?" To that end, this course will provide an overview of empirical methods and analytical techniques for assessing the impact and effectiveness of development innovations at both the product and policy levels.