BGSE Development: Randomized Controlled Trials, Summer 2019

Instructors: Pamela Jakiela [Email | Webpage] ; Owen Ozier [Email | Webpage]
Syllabus: BGSE Development RCT 2019 Syllabus (pdf)
Class time and location: M-F July 8-12 11:30am-1:30pm, Mercè Rodoreda Building, 24.023
Summer school links: Barcelona Graduate School of Economics Summer School
BGSE Development Economics Summer School

Lecture Notes

Lecture 1 - Mon Jul 8 Rubin Causal Model, Experimental Ideal
Lecture 1 Slides
Lecture 2 - Tue Jul 9 Statistical Power, Experiment Design
Lecture 2 Slides
Lecture 3 - Wed Jul 10 Analysis of experiments
Lecture 3 Slides
Lecture 4 - Thu Jul 11 Replication and pre-analysis
Lecture 4 Slides
Lecture 5 - Fri Jul 12 What have we learned from RCTs in development?
Lecture 5 Part 1 Slides (microfinance, meta-analysis)
Lecture 5 Part 2 Slides (education)