ECON 379
Program Evaluation for International Development Spring 2025
Division II
Cross-listed

Class Details

Development organizations face strict competition for scarce resources. Both public and private organizations are under increasing pressure to use rigorous program evaluation in order to justify funding for their programs and to design more effective programs. This course is an introduction to evaluation methodology and the tools available to development practitioners, drawing on examples from developing countries. It will cover a wide range of evaluation techniques and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. The course is a mix of applied econometrics and practical applications covering implementation, analysis, and interpretation. You will learn to be a critical reader of evaluations, and to develop your own plan to evaluate an existing program of your choice.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 20
Expected: 20
Class#: 3909
Grading: no pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: Empirical exercises, exams, writing assignments, and collaborative projects
Prerequisites: one public economics course or microeconomics course (ECON 504 or ECON 110), and one empirical methods course (POEC 253 or ECON 255, 502, or 503)
Enrollment Preferences: CDE Students, but undergraduates with the prerequisites are welcome
Distributions: Division II
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
ECON 523 Division II ECON 379 Division II
Attributes: PHLH Methods in Public Health
POEC Depth
POEC Skills

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