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Register to the MOOC 2019 – Introduction aux méthodes d’évaluation d’impact des politiques publiques

Introduction aux méthodes d’évaluation d’impact des politiques publiques

In brief

  • Free MOOC in French
  • Registration before November 29, 2019
  • Start: October 7, 2019 / End: December 16, 2019
  • 6 modules, 1 per week, consisting of videos and quizzes
  • Direct link to Fun-Mooc.fr

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Presentation
Launched in 2017, this French MOOC presents the different methods of assessing the impact of public policies that have developed very significantly at the academic level over the last 10 years. These methods are now being used by many institutions to assess the impact of policies or projects that they promote and finance.
It is based on 6 modules consisting of video sequences and quizzes which will present the technical aspects of implementation as well as the conditions of validity of the various methods of impact assessment, both experimental and non-experimental.

Educational staff

  • Luc Behaghel
    Economist, Research Director at INRA, teacher at the Paris School of Economics (PSE) and member of J-PAL. He teaches impact assessment methods and has conducted several evaluation studies within J-PAL. Personal website.
  • Philippe de Vreyer
    Economist, professor at Paris Dauphine University where he teaches methods of impact assessment. He uses these methods as part of his research in microeconometry. Personal website.
  • Anne-Sophie Robilliard
    Economist, Research Officer at the Institute for Research for Development (IRD). She taught methods of impact assessment at the Paris Dauphine University and the National School of Statistics and Economic Analysis (ENSAE) in Dakar. Personal website.

Syllabus
The course is extent over six weeks:

  • Week 1 : The problem of impact assessment
  • Week 2 : Randomized Controlled Trials
  • Week 3 : Double difference
  • Week 4 : Matching
  • Week 5 : Instrumental variables
  • Week 6 : Regressions on discontinuities

More
For more information on:
>> course format
>> prerequisites
>> course evaluation
>> how to register
Go directly to the website FUN-MOOC.fr:
https://www.fun-mooc.fr/courses/course-v1:dauphine+125001+session03/about