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Westminster Applied Evaluation Workshop
A series of seminars organised by Policy Studies Institute and
the Centre for Employment Research
Programme
Following a review of applied evaluation in the first session, using welfare-to-work policies as an important example, there will be eight seminars in three subject areas: non-experimental evaluation, random assignment and topics in evaluation methods.
The seminars will be chaired by senior researchers from PSI and CER and there will be a comment by an applied researcher to facilitate the discussion.
Thursday 12 November 2009 4pm – 6pm
Dr Anne Green, Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick
'A review of evidence and meta-analysis for the DWP'
(Please note this session will take place at 4-12 Little Titchfield Street, LTS 2.01 Court Room)
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Thursday 17 December 2009, 4pm. – 6pm
Dr Erich Battistin, University of Padova
'Another look at the Regression Discontinuity Design'
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Thursday 8 July 2010, 4.30pm - 6.30pm * note change of date *
Dr Monica Costa-Dias, University of Porto
'Policy discontinuity and duration outcomes:
re-assessing the New Deal for Young People'
venue: The Boardroom, HM Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2BQ
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Thursday 11 March 2010, 4.30pm. – 6.30pm
Dr Carole Torgerson, University of York
'Evaluating Government Policy: Should we use randomised trials?'
venue: Boardroom, HM Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ
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Thursday 15 April 2010, 4pm – 6pm
Prof Howard Bloom, Ph.D., MDRC New York
'Randomizing Groups to Measure
the Effects of Social Programs'
venue: Churchill Room 2/58, HMRC, 100 Parliament Street, SW1A 2BQ
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*** please note the change of time, venue and topic ***
Thursday 6 May 2010, 5.30pm – 7pm
Dr Ralf Wilke, University of Nottingham
'Partial Identification and Data Limitations in Empirical Labour Market Research'
venue: Churchill Room 2/58, HMRC, 100 Parliament Street, London, SW1A 2BQ
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Thursday 27 May 2010, 4pm – 6pm
Dr Barbara Sianesi, Institute for Fiscal Studies
'Differential effects of active labour market programs for the unemployed'
venue: Auditor/L, HM Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ
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Wednesday 16 June 2010, 4pm – 6pm
Prof Dr Michael Lechner, University of St. Gallen
'Multiple programme participation'
venue: Auditor/L, HM Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ
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