Event Details:
Speakers:
Test Speaker
Date:
March 28, 2025
Time:
5:00 pm-7:00 pm
Venue:
Philippines
The Philippine Center for Economic Development (PCED) is inviting technical personnel from government agencies and faculty and researchers from State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) to participate in the
Impact Evaluation for Research, Projects and Policies
(A Four-Week Intensive Training for SUCs and Government Agencies)
Duration
June 30 to July 25, 2025
Venue
University of the Philippines School of Economics (UPSE)
Osmeña Avenue Corner Guerrero St., UP Campus, Diliman, Quezon City
| Objectives |
- To improve the technical capacity of personnel from government agencies, faculty and researchers from state universities and colleges, in project development and evaluation.
- To equip personnel from government agencies, faculty, and researchers from state universities and colleges to conduct impact evaluation research using advanced statistical tools on publicly available or proprietary datasets efficiently and aid in informing policies and regulations at the national and local levels.
| Participants |
The training aims to support
- faculty and researchers from state universities and colleges (SUCs)
- technical personnel from government agencies
| Description |
- Lectures and hands-on training on using Stata and R on the different stages of impact evaluation (sampling, data visualization, analysis) will be conducted at the University of the Philippines School of Economics, Diliman, Quezon City.
| Course Outline |
| Week 1 | Introduction to programming basics, data visualization and analysis using STATA and R |
| Week 2 | Fundamentals of econometrics using STATA and R |
| Week 3 and 4 | Impact evaluation: theory of change, impact evaluation framework and methods – randomized control trials, synthetic control, instrumental variables, regression discontinuity design, difference-in-difference and propensity score matching |
| Qualifications |
- Must possess basic skills in quantitative analysis, preferably familiar with statistical and econometric methods.
- Must have research, program/project and policy development and evaluation work.
- Must be available to attend ALL in-person activities from June 30 to July 25, 2025.
- Prior knowledge of Stata and/or R is preferred but not required.
| Fee and Scholarship |
Fee
PhP 45,000
Scholarship
Scholarships are available. Training scholars will be provided hotel lodging, meals, and transportation from June 30 to July 25, 2025. Air travel expenses will be shouldered by the organizers.
Stipend
The scholarship covers accommodation, meals, and transportation. Additional funds for stipends or allowances will not be provided.
| Technical Requirements |
- Prior knowledge of Stata and R is preferred but not required.
- The organizers will provide a license for the Stata software during the training. R is a free software.
- Participants must bring their laptops with operating systems compatible with Stata and R. Click the following links to check more information related to the operating systems.
Stata
R
https://www.r-studio.com/Unformat_Help/systemrequirements.html
https://cran.r-project.org/faqs.html
| Apply |
| Step 1
|
To fill out the application form,
click Application Form or scan the QR code. |
| Step 2 | Submit additional documents requested by the organizers. |
| Step 3 | The organizers will email a decision on your application. The email will also explain the next process, such as the technical and logistical requirements of the course. It will also include information on booking a flight, airport pick-up, and other information. |
| Step 4 | Attend the quick orientation that will be held online one month before the actual training. An online help desk will also be available after the results are out. |
| Inquire |
pcedtraining1@gmail.com
