KAFP 4340 - Policy Analysis and Policy Evaluation - beginner level

This course is designed for students who want an introduction to public policy evaluation. Its main objective is to understand what evaluation is and how it fits into public policy, whether at a local or global level. Evaluation is by nature multidimensional, and can aim to measure several criteria such as relevance, coherence, efficiency and impact. We will explore various types of evaluation in response to these questions, with particular emphasis on impact assessment and the notion of causality. We will look at a number of evaluation methods, both quantitative and qualitative, that can be used to rigorously measure the impact of public policies. Understanding the evaluation of public policies also requires knowing how these policies are implemented on the ground. Consequently, sessions will be devoted to the implementation of public policies and the tools available to decision-makers to monitor and evaluate these policies.

The various sessions will provide an opportunity to tackle a number of practical cases, and to welcome speakers and researchers who will present their work on the analysis and concrete evaluation of public policies, particularly in the fields of social policy, education, migration, employment, integration and the environment.

Professors:
Quentin Daviot is the CEO of EVAL-LAB, a French company specializing in impact evaluation and research. Quentin is specialized in the evaluation of educational interventions and his work is primarily focused on using experimental methods to measure the effects of policies and interventions, which was also the subject of his PhD at the Paris Schools of Economics. Some examples of his work implies tutoring, teacher training, access to technology, early childhood development, media education, or environmental education. Quentin is also working as an impact evaluation expert at the World Bank, and he worked for 10 years at J-PAL Europe.

Benjamin Michallet is an economist specializing in impact assessment and migration studies. His work covers all aspects of the integration of forcibly displaced people and international protection issues. He teaches the elective course "Refugee economics: from exile to integration" at Sciences Po and is a researcher at the "International Migration" chair of the Paris School of Economics. He has previously worked for the French Treasury, the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and the Agence Française de Développement. He is an assessor judge at the National Court of Asylum and advises international institutions and public administrations on the integration of FDPs.

Charlotte POULON,Adrien AIXALA,Quentin DAVIOT

Cours magistral seul

English

This course does not require any particular pre-requisites, apart from an interest in public policy evaluation. The course will not be mathematical, although certain mathematical notions and equations will be covered.

Autumn 2024-2025

The final grade will rest on two components:
- A mid-term exam (40% of the final grade).
- Group summary paper, due after session 12 (60% of the final grade).