Training Department
Summer School 2004
Notes
C. Vermeesch & L. Wantchekon
Introduction
C. Vermeesch
Les Méthodes d'Évalution
Les Méthodes Randomiséés:
ApplicationsAux Politiques de l'éducation
Les Méthodes Randomizes:
ApplicationsAux Politiques de la Santé
L. Wantchekon
Ethnicity, Gender and demand for Public Goods: Experimental Evidence Benin
E. Nenehidini
Introduction Générale ala Notion d'Évalution
Y. Atchade
Inference Causale dans les Experimantations Randomisées
Inference Causale dans les Experimantations Randomisées-Partie II
Testimonials
Abdel BOURAIMA (Statistician, Ministry of Planning, Benin):
"I have an appointment at the OCS (Observatory of Social Change), which studies the impact of development programs on poverty reduction. We also elaborate the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for the next three years and we draft the yearly progress reports on poverty reduction. The training I received at the IERPE enables me to give a meaningful contribution to the OCS activities despite the fact that I just started the job."
Gustave Assah (Sociologist, consultant):
"The IERPE faculty went to great lengths to ensure the quality of the classes we received. The course was highly interesting for me because it provided a practical framework for my work in social anthropology. Indeed, the course improved my ability in terms of quantitative evaluation work. I hope that the summer school will be reiterated every year so that we can benefit from refreshers in development research, and so that other scholars may also benefit."
Iropa Joseph Konti (Statistician and economist, Ministry of Planning):
A few days ago, the director of my department at the Planning Ministry put me in charge of designing an evaluation methodology for the impact of the PERAC programme (recommended by the IMF and World Bank) which has been applied in a number of ministries in recent years. I will suggest comparing the performance of the ministries that have undergone the program with a comparison group. For this, I will rely on what I have learnt at the training seminar."
Jean Adanguidi (Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin):
The summer school organized by the IERPE enabled me to improve my analytical skills, particularly when it comes to the quantitative evaluation of projects. Development projects in our countries fail not only because of they are ill-conceived or not well implemented, but also because they are not properly evaluated."
Armande Gninanfon (Statistician, and graduate student at UAC, Benin):
"During this training, I was exposed to important concepts which are not usually taught in the academic curriculum, namely randomized and non-randomized evaluation techniques for public policy. I sincerely hope that these concepts will be integrated into our academic training so that they will enhance the quality of training for people who aim to join the public administration, the private sector, the non-profit sector and the international agencies.
