Course overview
This course deepens the critical thinking and practical reasoning of economics applied to the formal impact evaluation of economic and public policy. This course builds on students knowledge of economic theory and econometrics and broadens the scope of policy evaluation to qualitative methodologies and mixed methods. It has a strong focus on applications and case studies. Particular attention is paid to the practical implementation of econometric methods. Students will use economic tools to implement an impact evaluation including designing, selecting, and implementing appropriate methods, and ultimately communicating the results to policy-makers. Case studies and empirical examples will be discussed, providing a framework for the issues students will research and address in their reports.
- Why Evaluate Public Policy and how?
- Causal Inference, Counterfactuals and basic evaluation methods
- Advanced Impact Evaluation Methods
Course learning outcomes
- Synthesise economic theory and empirical applications to assess the effects of impact evaluations.
- Formulate a theory of change and corresponding evaluation questions to evaluate policy interventions and outcomes.
- Appraise the validity, relevance and effectiveness of published impact evaluations of public policy utilising contemporary economic methodologies.
- Implement evaluation methodologies to critique the impact of policy interventions in a broad real-world policy context.
- Evaluate outcomes of relevant statistical techniques used for policy evaluation.
- Articulate economic policy analysis, implications and recommendations using written, verbal and visual expression.
- Execute critical evaluations utilising specialised statistical software.
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Group 1
Class number 63973
Section WS01
Size 5
Available 5
Class number 66826
Section FR01
Size 5
Available 5
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