Econometric methods for causal evaluation of education policies and practices. A non-technical guide.

Autor/inn/en	Schlotter, Martin; Schwerdt, Guido; Woessmann, Ludger
Titel	Econometric methods for causal evaluation of education policies and practices. A non-technical guide.
Quelle	Aus: Strietholt, Rolf (Hrsg.); Bos, Wilfried (Hrsg.); Gustafsson, Jan-Eric (Hrsg.); Rosén, Monica (Hrsg.): Educational policy evaluation through international comparative assessments. Münster u.a.: Waxmann (2014) S. 95-126 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	grafische Darstellungen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Sammelwerksbeitrag
ISBN	3-8309-3091-7; 978-3-8309-3091-4; 978-3-8309-8091-9
Schlagwörter	Empirische Forschung; Evaluation; Forschungsdesign; Hypothese; Methode; Panel; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsreform; Bildungsgutschein; Benachteiligtenförderung; Beispiel; Experiment; Regression; Variable; Messung; Ökonometrie; Evidenz; Forschungsprozess; Wirkung
Abstract	Education policy-makers and practitioners want to know which policies and practices can best achieve their goals. But research that can inform evidence-based policy often requires complex methods in order to distinguish causation from accidental association. Avoiding econometric jargon and technical detail, this paper explains the main idea and underlying hypothesis behind leading empirical strategies devised to identify causal impacts and illustrates their use with real-world examples. It covers six evaluation methods: controlled experiments, lotteries of oversubscribed programs, instrumental variables, regression discontinuities, differences-in-differences, and panel-data techniques. Illustrative applications include evaluations of early-childhood interventions, voucher lotteries, funding programs for the disadvantaged, and compulsory-school and tracking reforms. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2015/1