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.

IEN Session at LACEA 2009

October 3rd, 2009

The IEN Session was held at LACEA-LAMES 2009 on October 3, 2009 (11:00 - 12:30) at Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA), Convention Center, San José Building, 1650 Alicia Moreau de Justo, Buenos Aires; Room 126.

Session Chair: Carola Alvarez, Inter-American Development Bank

Oscar Mitnik (University of Miami).
How Do Training Programs Assign Participants to Training? Characterizing the Assignment Rules of Government Agencies for Welfare-to-Work Programs in California
Jean-Philippe Platteau (University of Namur).
Two-Sided Wealth Constraints and Innovation Adoption Under a Grassroots Market-Based Extension System
Ken Chay (Brown University).
Medicare, Hospital Utilization and Mortality: Evidence from the Origins of the Federal Program.

This IEN Session was sponsored by the Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness Division of the Inter-American Development Bank and CEDLAS.