How to conduct impact evaluations in humanitarian and conflict settings
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Keywords
impact evaluation; research design; machine learning; conflict setting; humanitarian emergencies;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C18 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Methodolical Issues: General
- C30 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - General
- C80 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - General
- D04 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Policy: Formulation; Implementation; Evaluation
- D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
- Q34 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation - - - Natural Resources and Domestic and International Conflicts
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-BIG-2023-04-17 (Big Data)
- NEP-DES-2023-04-17 (Economic Design)
- NEP-MAC-2023-04-17 (Macroeconomics)
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