Sumários

RDDs. Taxes on the consumption of goods and services

13 Março 2025, 18:00 • João Pereira dos Santos

Main assumptions in RDDs.

Saliency, enforcement, and incidence issues.

The invention of VAT. Asymmetry when tax rates decrease or increase.

Student presentations.

Public policies and political support

6 Março 2025, 18:00 • João Pereira dos Santos

Main assumptions.

Child penalties

Staggered Diff in diffs.

Problems with RCTs. Introduction to Diff in Diffs

27 Fevereiro 2025, 18:00 • João Pereira dos Santos

The importance of geographical context (Place-based policies).

Short-term and long-term evaluation.

What to do when randomization is not possible or ethically acceptable?

Introduction to RCTs

20 Fevereiro 2025, 18:00 • João Pereira dos Santos

Introduction to the Experimental Methodology. Basic concepts in experimental design. Procedures to consider in the implementation of experiments. Potential outcomes model.

Introduction to causal inference

13 Fevereiro 2025, 18:00 • João Pereira dos Santos

Why are Big Data and administrative micro-data (from both the public and private sectors) transforming the evaluation of public policies?