Microeconometric Policy Evaluation

Monica Costa Dias

Published on 5 July 2012

We review popular evaluation methods in policy analysis, showing the relationship between social experiments (randomised control trials), matching methods, instrumental variables, and control functions.

This presentation was delivered as part of the PEPA contribution to the 2012 ESRC Research Methods Festival.

We review popular evaluation methods in policy analysis, showing the relationship between social experiments (randomised control trials), matching methods, instrumental variables, and control functions.

Authors

Monica Costa Dias

Monica Costa Dias

Deputy Research Director

Monica is a Deputy Research Director and Professor of Economics at the University of Bristol, with an interest in Labour, Family and Public Economics.