written by Rachel Glennerster and Kudzai Takavarasha

This book is a required text for the spring CDE elective, Program Evaluation.

The chapters cover topics such as the following:

  • The Experimental Approach
  • Why Randomize?
  • Asking the Right Questions
  • Randomizing
  • Outcomes and Instruments
  • Statistical Power
  • Threats
  • Analysis
  • Drawing Policy Lessons

Assigned portions include part of chapters 2, 4, 7, and 9.