| Title: | Statistical tools for program evaluation : methods and applications to economic policy, public health, and education |
| Authors: | Jean-Michel Josselin, Author ; Benoit Le Maux, Author |
| Publisher: | Springer, 2017 |
| ISBN (or other code): | 978-3-319-52826-7 |
| Size: | 1 vol. (x-531 p.) / 24 cm |
| Languages: | English |
| Descriptors: |
[Eurovoc] ECONOMICS > economic analysis [Eurovoc] ECONOMICS > economic analysis > economic analysis > econometrics [Eurovoc] ECONOMICS > economic analysis > statistics [Eurovoc] ECONOMICS > economic policy [Eurovoc] ECONOMICS > economic policy > economic planning [Eurovoc] ECONOMICS > economic structure > economy > public economy [Eurovoc] EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS > education [Eurovoc] EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS > education > education policy [Eurovoc] FINANCE > budget > budgetary procedure > budgetary assessment [Eurovoc] POLITICS > executive power and public service > public administration > public policy [Eurovoc] SOCIAL QUESTIONS > health > health policy > organisation of health care > public health |
| Abstract: |
4e de couv : "This book provides a self-contained presentation of the statistical tools required for evaluating public programs, as advocated by many governments, the World Bank, the European Union, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. After introducing the methodological framework of program evaluation, the first chapters are devoted to the collection, elementary description and multivariate analysis of data as well as the estimation of welfare changes. The book then successively presents the tools of ex-ante methods (financial analysis, budget planning, cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness and multi-criteria evaluation) and ex-post methods (benchmarking, experimental and quasi-experimental evaluation). The step-by-step approach and the systematic use of numerical illustrations equip readers to handle the statistics of program evaluation.
It not only offers practitioners from public administrations, consultancy firms and nongovernmental organizations the basic tools and advanced techniques used in program assessment, it is also suitable for executive management training, upper undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as for self-study." |
| Contents note: |
Statistical Tools for Program Evaluation: introduction and overview --
Sampling and construction of variables -- Descriptive statistics and interval estimation -- Measuring and visualizing associations -- Econometric analysis -- Estimation of welfare changes -- Financial appraisal -- Budget impact analysis -- Cost benefit analysis -- Cost effectiveness analysis -- Multi-criteria decision analysis -- Part III: Ex post evaluation. Assessment of the effects of a strategy after its implementation -- Follow-up by benchmarking -- Randomized controlled experiments -- Quasi-experiments -- |
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| Barcode | Call number | Media type | Location | Section | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 007317 | X 999 | Livre | Centre de documentation du CERDI / Ecole d'Economie | Salle de lecture | Due for return by 08/19/2022 |
