Event manager: Dominik Spitza
Organizers: David Lam (University of Michigan and IZA), Ahmed Elsayed (IZA).
Background:
The IZA/DFID Program on Growth and Labor Markets in Low-Income Countries is sponsoring a conference on “Labor Markets in Eastern Africa” on December 6-7, 2018.
This will be followed by a two-day “IZA/DFID Short Course on Program Evaluation” on December 8-9. The course is designed for postgraduate students, faculty members, and researchers in government and non-governmental organizations who would like to develop their skills in program evaluation using the latest econometric methods.
The course will consist of four half-day sessions and will cover the following topics: Design and analysis of randomized controlled trials; propensity score matching methods; difference-in-difference estimators; regression discontinuity designs. The focus will be on application of these methods to the evaluation of labor market related programs, including skills training programs.
Instructors:
Marco Caliendo (University of Potsdam and IZA)
Stefano Caria (University of Bristol)
Joan Hicks (University of Oklahoma)
Participants who are selected will be required to bring a laptop and be in attendance for the full period, including the conference on December 6-7. The target class size is 40 participants. The course is intended for participants from low-income countries. In particular, priority will be given to participants based in institutions in East African countries who are involved in the design, implementation, or analysis of training programs, or plan to be involved in the future.
The course and the conference will be conducted in English.
Funding:
Participants from abroad who are selected for the course will be provided with accommodation including breakfast from December 5-10 (5 nights) and food according to the program of the conference and short course. All economy class travel expenses will be reimbursed according to the IZA reimbursement guidelines.
Kindly note that tax regulations prohibit IZA from fully reimbursing the travel expenses of participants who combine their trip with other destinations or extend their stay beyond the six-day window surrounding the event.
Submission:
You can find the Online Application Form here.
Applications should be uploaded via the online application form by September 15, 2018. The Program Committee will aim to communicate its decisions to the authors by October 15, 2018. For further information click here.