DGPE PhD Course: Estimating Causal Effects of Public Programs with Applications in Healthcare and Child Welfare
Lecturer: Joseph Doyle, MIT. 13-15 August
2012.05.15 |
| Date | Monday, 13 August 2012 — Wednesday, 15 August 2012 |
| Time | 09:00 — 17:00 |
| Location | Fredrik Nielsens Vej 2-4, Meeting room 2, 8000 Aarhus C |
This course will cover frontier research on the evaluation of public programs with a particular focus on issues related to healthcare design and child welfare. Methodological topics will include differences-in-differences, regression discontinuity designs, social experiments, and instrumental variables. Knowledge at the level of Wooldridge (2002) is required. The course will be lectured by Joseph Doyle, MIT.
The course is directed at all Danish and international PhD students, as well as postdocs and other researchers. The course is free of charge for Danish PhD students.
The course is organized by: Marianne Simonsen
The PhD course is financed by Centre for Strategic Education Research and Competence Building, CIRRAU & the Sapere Aude Starting Grant “ADHD: The Lives of Children, Families, and Peers”
Accommodation:
Radisson Blue Scandinavia Hotel
Cabinn Aarhus
Scandic Plaza Aarhus
