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Case studies in Microeconomic Evaluation 2023

Data and methods for learning what works - Fourth edition

Browse 'Case studies in Microeconomic Evaluation' series

 

Objective

The aim of the training is to share good practice in evaluation of impacts of EU policies. The focus is on how to use causal methodologies to inform the evaluation process, from the design to the choice of data, to the analysis and to the interpretation of results.

 

When

October 10, 2023 14:00-17:30 / October 11, 9:30-12:30

 

Where

PLB3 (rue Philippe Le Bon 3), room 0.1 Brussels (Belgium).
Participants should register through EU Learn. (Keywords: “Case studies” and “Microeconomic evaluation”).
For further question, please contact: ec-cc-me@ec.europa.eu

 

How

Each methodology will be explained with a real case study example, and presentation will be divided in 3 sections:

  • Section 1: Brief introduction to the method
  • Section 2: Case study
  • Section 3: Discussion & questions

Presentations will be given by JRC- S.3.CC-ME; discussants come from the Partner DG

  

Agenda

October 10th: 14:00 – 17:30

Opening

Dorota Denning, Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB)

Introduction

"Causality and impact evaluation"

by Paolo Paruolo, JRC, (CC-ME)

Method

Propensity score matching and Difference-in-differences 
 

Case study 1.1

"The impact of RDI State aid on firms’ performance in Slovenia"

by Silvia Granato, JRC, (CC-ME)

 

Partner: DG REFORM

Discussant: Iakovos Dimitriou

 

Case study 1.2

"The impact of covid state aid on firms’ performance"

by Alessandro Sasso, JRC, (CC-ME)

 

Partner: DG COMP

Discussant: Giuseppina Cannas

 

October 11th: 9:30 – 12:30

Method

Nonlinear Difference-in-differences 

 

Case study 2

"The effect of the end of hiring incentives on job separations"

by Fabio Berton, JRC, (CC-ME)

 

Partner: DG EMPL

Discussant: Matteo Duiella

  

Method

Instrumental variable 
 

Case study 3

"The effect of long-term care benefits on healthcare utilization. A policy evaluation linking health and social care administrative data from Spain"

by Manuel Serrano Alarcon, JRC, (CC-ME)

 

Partner: DG SANTE

Discussant: Dirk Van Den Steen