IEN (Impact Evaluation Network)

The Impact Evaluation Network (IEN) at LACEA is an initiative that aims to advance the state of knowledge and expertise regarding impact evaluation of different policies.

First Meeting

October 3rd, 2007

The First Meeting of the IEN was held at LACEA (Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association) at Universidad de los Andes (Bogota).

Keynote Speakers

Carolina Renteria (Directora Nacional de Planeación, Colombia)
Opening Remarks
Karlan, Dean (Yale University)
Microfinance: Building Better Products through Randomized Evaluations
Orazio Atanassio (University College, London)
Evaluating and (Re)-Designing Conditional Cash Transfers
Levy, Santiago (Inter-American Development Bank)
Briceño, Bertha (Departamento Nacional de Planeación, Colombia)
Mauricio Cárdenas (Fedesarrollo-LACEA)
Closing Remarks

Selected Papers

Mónica Yanez-Pagans (University of Illinois at Urbana Campaign)
Ethnicity, Gender and Educational Expenditure in Bolivia: Evaluation of an Old-Age Cash Transfer Program

Comments by Felipe Barrera-Osorio (World Bank)
José Galdo (McMaster University)
Does the Quality of Public-Sponsored Training Programs Matter? Evidence from Bidding Processes Data

Comments by Maria Laura Alzúa (IERAL-Fundación Mediterránea)
Martha Rubio Codina (University College, London)
Empowering Parents To Improve Education: Evidence From Rural Mexico

Comments by Emiliana Vegas (World Bank)
Leigh Linden (Columbia University)
Testing Alternative Approaches to Conditional Cash Transfer Programs in Education: Evidence from Colombia

Comments by Yuri Soares (Inter-American Development Bank)
Miguel Jaramillo (GRADE)
Do the Poorest Among the Poor Benefit Less from Active Labor Market Programs? Evidence from Peru’s Projoven

Comments by Ignacio Franchesceli (Northwestern University)
Vincenzo Di Maro (University College, London)
Looking Within The Household: Impacts for Individual Outcomes Using Aggregate Household Data

Comments
by Miguel Jaramillo (GRADE)
Miguel Sarzosa (Inter-American Development Bank)
The Welfare Impacts of Local Investment Projects: Evidence from the Guatemala FIS.

Comments by Filipe de Souza (London School of Economics)

Organizing Committee

María Laura Alzua (IERAL-Fundación Mediterránea)
Felipe Barrera-Osorio (Human Development Network-The World Bank)
Ana Santiago (OVE-Inter-American Development Bank)