GSU Impact Evaluation Workshop was held in AlmaU

Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University (Atlanta, USA) partnered with AlmaU to organize “Impact Evaluation Workshop” in Almaty, Kazakhstan between April 11-14, 2022.

The 3-day workshop was held at AlmaU campus and featured distinguished international speakers with vast experience in applying impact evaluation methods in various fields such as education, healthcare, governance, social safety, among others. The event was funded by Georgia State University Office of International Initiatives.

Almaty Management University would like to express its sincere gratitude to Sally Wallace, Daniel Kreisman and Bauyrzhan Yedgenov from Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University for their incredible work, contribution and devotion to sharing their invaluable expertise on the theme!

Dr. Sally Wallace (PhD Economics)

Dr. Daniel Kreisman (PhD Public Policy)

Dr. Bauyrzhan Yedgenov (PhD Economics)

All these days, up to 30 participants were present in person in class and around 25 participants were watching an online translation in Zoom. The seminar has welcomed learners from governmental, NGO, educational sectors, and university students of UG and PG levels from:
 

1. Almaty Management University

2. Suleiman Demirel University

3. M.Narikbayev KazGUU

4. KIMEP University

5. Narxoz University

6. International University of Information Technologies

7. Institute of Economics of the Committee of Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan

8. Center for Research, Analysis and Evaluation of Efficiency of the Accounting Committee for Control over the execution of the Republican Budget

9. National Academy of Education named after I.Altynsarin of MES RK

10. National Center for Advanced Training ORLEU

11. Sange Research Center

12. The program on the rule of law in Kazakhstan

13. Nazarbayev Fund

14. Information and Analytical Center (IAC)

The lecturers covered the following themes:

Lecture 1: Outcome Framework, Counterfactuals, and Selection Bias

Lecture 2: Impact Evaluation trends and opportunities

Lecture 3: Randomized Controlled Trials

Lecture 4: Difference-in-Difference and Instrumental variables

Lecture 5: Regression Discontinuity

Lecture 6: Matching

Lecture 7: Lab experiments

Lecture 8: A guide to a successful funding proposal

Lecture 9: Successful research partnerships 

The workshop finished with the certificate award ceremony.

More information about impact evaluation: https://www.betterevaluation.org/en/themes/impact_evaluation

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