Hoa Nguyen is a Research Fellow at the Crawford School of Public Policy. She is interested in analyzing economic policies in health and food security, and issues related to climate change, inequality and poverty. Her research has been published in the world’s leading international journals, including Political Analysis, Journal of Agricultural Economics, Land Economics, Ecological Economics, Economic Modelling and World Development. Hoa teaches Econometric Techniques, Mathematical Methods in Applied Economics, and Microeconomic Analysis and Policy at the postgraduate level.
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This course will discuss a range of analytical techniques that can be used to answer key policy questions. Participants will learn how to measure the impact of policy and whether or not a particular policy improves individuals' lives. The focus of the course will be on the assumptions, purpose and limitations of the techniques, rather than formulae and equations.
Course overview
Topics include:
- Introduction to data: assessing whether the evidence is sufficient, its quality, and how it can be inferred for decision-making
- The essentials of exploratory data analysis: introduction to the data collection process and types of data and quality
- Advanced exploratory data analysis
- Introduction to key policy evaluation techniques
Learning outcomes:
- Assess the quality of data in research and Government reports
- Understand the rationale of major contemporary approaches to the measurement of impact of Government policies
- Critically assess the validity of causal claims in quantitative analysis
- Determine the appropriate techniques to evaluate the impact of an event
Who should attend?
- Anyone interested in learning more about the analytical techniques that can be used to answer key policy questions.
Testimonials
The process of working the group through specific statistical and analytical concepts and methodologies, supported by knowledge verification was a good approach for me.
I though the convener Hoa Nguyen was excellent and assisted the group to understand and apply some very complex concepts and approaches.