93304 - VALUTAZIONE POLITICHE PUBBLICHE

Course contents

• Policy monitoring and evaluation: goals and data requirements
• Impact evaluation and the counterfactual approach: potential outcomes, treatment effect measures, estimation strategies (experimental and quasi-experimental designs)
• Policy evaluation with quasi-experimental data: Difference-in-Difference and extensions, Regression Discontinuity Designs, Propensity Score Matching
• Applications: Labour market, welfare and poverty, firms

Readings/Bibliography

The course will be mainly based on lecture notes and papers provided through the e-learning platform Virtuale

Useful reference books:

Stock, J.H. and Watson, M.W. (2016). Introduction to Econometrics, Updated 4th edition, Pearson (Italian edition by Franco Peracchi)

par. 1.2, 3.4, 3.5, 5.3 and ch.13 (up to par. 13.5).

For consultation on statistical inference and regression: ch. 3, 4 and 5

Martini, A. and Sisti, M. (2009). Valutare il successo delle politiche pubbliche

ch. I, VI, VII, VIII (par. 1, 2, 4), IX (par. 1, 4, 5), XI, XII

Teaching methods

Lectures 

Applications on real data using a statistical software (R/STATA ®)

Assessment methods

Written exam.

The exam will be based on theoretical and empirical questions on topics and applications discussed during the course. The written exam has two parts:

- A section with multiple choice and/or open ended questions on topics covered during the course;

- An empirical question describing the software code and output produced during the computer sessions, which the student is asked to interpret and answer a set of questions.

The two parts will equally weigh on the final mark.

Teaching tools

The IOL platform [https://elearning-cds.unibo.it/] will provide students with:

- Lecture slides and notes

- Useful readings (articles, book chapters, etc.)

- Data and codes for lab sessions

Materials will be provided and integrated throughout the course.

Office hours

See the website of Pinuccia Pasqualina Calia