Get a Flight Credit worth up to $350
when you apply with code* by May 6, 2024
Evaluation of Public Policy
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Political Science
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 16638
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
DESCRIPTION
Public policies at the international level: programmes and interventions by States, supranational institutions, NGOs.
Elements of Evaluation Theory: intervention logic, control groups, the concept of counterfactual.
Methodological problems of policy evaluation: causality, endogeneity and selection bias. Design of experiments: experimental, quasi-experimental and non-experimental designs; validity of the conclusions of an experiment.
Measurement and indicators.
Impact estimation techniques.
Fieldwork.
Preparation of an evaluation report.
Case studies: social interventions, peacekeeping missions, trade embargoes, military interventions, development cooperation and aid programmes, economic and political reforms.
Elements of Evaluation Theory: intervention logic, control groups, the concept of counterfactual.
Methodological problems of policy evaluation: causality, endogeneity and selection bias. Design of experiments: experimental, quasi-experimental and non-experimental designs; validity of the conclusions of an experiment.
Measurement and indicators.
Impact estimation techniques.
Fieldwork.
Preparation of an evaluation report.
Case studies: social interventions, peacekeeping missions, trade embargoes, military interventions, development cooperation and aid programmes, economic and political reforms.
Speak with an
Admissions Advisor
Schedule an appointment to speak with a study abroad expert.
Book Appointment