Learning Days 5: Guatemala City

Mercy Corps – Convivimos

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Overview

Organized by EGAP in association with Mercy Corps

August 21 – 25, 2017
Guatemala City, Guatemala

Mercy Corps and Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) co-hosted a workshop on experimental research methods in Guatemala City. The workshop brought together researchers from around Guatemala to build impact evaluation skills and apply them to projects funded by Mercy Corps’ Convivimos program.

This​ ​five-day​ ​meeting​ ​consist​ed ​of​ ​a​ ​combination​ ​of​ ​design​ ​clinics​ ​and​ ​teach-ins​ ​on​ ​topics​ ​critical​ ​for designing​ ​impact​ ​evaluations​ ​and​ ​field​ ​experiments​ ​intended​ ​to​ ​measure​ ​the​ ​effects​ ​of​ ​policies, interventions,​ ​and​ ​programs​ ​on​ ​policy​ ​outcomes.​ ​Teach-in​ ​topics​ ​included ​randomization, statistical​ ​power,​ ​and​ ​threats​ ​to​ ​the​ ​estimation​ ​of​ ​treatment​ ​effects.​ ​Throughout​ ​the​ ​week participants​ ​ ​developed​ ​their​ ​own​ ​research​ ​designs​ ​together​ ​with​ ​peers​ ​and​ ​more​ ​senior researchers.

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Participants

Alvaro Bermúdez Valle
Carlos Rodolfo Fernandez del Cid
José Ortiz
Julia Maria Rodriguez
Luis Alberto López Morataya
Luis Fernando De León
Pablo Moreira
Pablo Fetzer
Ruben Lopez
Wendy Mansilla
Wendy Cuellar Arrecis