inequality · cohort + async
Evaluating Active Labor Programs
Policy students learn to parse evaluation designs, describe eligibility rules, and write limitations that hold up in briefings. We emphasize Thailand-relevant program types without promising external validity.
THB 11,200 · 6 weeks
Outcomes
- Summarize an evaluation in one paragraph with caveats
- List three threats to interpretation for a given design
- Draft a policy brief with explicit limitations
What is included
- RCT vs. RD vs. DiD: plain-language map
- Eligibility rules and leakage
- Cost-per-participant templates
- Peer review of two published evaluations
- Briefing memo structure
Lead contact
Helena Costa — Labor economist specializing in distribution analytics and visualization ethics.
Questions
No. We teach critical reading and transparent reporting.
No field experiments or data collection on your behalf.
Moderate; optional appendices for quant-heavy learners.
Participant notes
“RD vs. DiD map stopped me from mixing up estimands in a draft memo.”