Hello RDN Platform Family,
EGAP in coordination with Invest in Knowledge (IKI) is organizing a Learning Days workshop for principal investagators (PIs) in Africa. The workshop will take place in Malawi, February 13-17, 2017.
This five-day event aims to spread the concepts and tools of experimental methodology for social science research. The workshop will cover sessions on key aspects in the design of experimental impact evaluations, presentations of experimental research, statistical exercises (with and without statistical software), and individual advisory sessions for participants to work on their own research designs. Key topics include causal inference, hypothesis testing, randomization, power, average treatment effects, non-compliance, and more. Accepted applicants will be expected to complete a brief preparatory exercise before arriving for the workshop. More information can be found on our website:
egap.org/content/egap-learning-days-6
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Scholarships: Accepted applicants will be contacted to coordinate travel details and request additional information. The workshop’s organizers will cover the financial costs of: airfare to and from the workshop location, lodging, breakfast/lunch/snacks, and a celebratory dinner the last night. Participants are responsible for other dinners, visa arrangements, and incidentals.
Applications are due by December 1, 2016.
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