Role of Research in Evidence based Policy Making An Introduction to R Software for Statistical Data Management and Analysis An Introduction to STATA Software for Statistical Analysis Synthesizing Evidence from the literature: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Understanding Impact Assessment: an Overview of Principles and Recent Methods Sampling for Impact Assessment Studies Advances in tools for data collection- CAPI, Telephone surveys Assessing Impact through Macro-Economic Modelling Framework- CGE Approach Analysing the impact of policies and technologies using quantitative tools - PSM and CEM Double difference and Triple Difference Methods for assessing impact of technologies and policies Policy evaluations with Synthetic Controls Instrumental Variables and Endogenous Switching Regressions for Impact Assessment Regression Adjustment, Inverse Probability Weighted Regression Adjustment for Impact Assessment Ecosystem Service Valuation Designing and Implementing Randomized Control Trials Using Discontinuity as natural Experiment- Regression Discontinuity Design Application of Psychometrics for Behavioural Research Behavioural Economics for Policy Advocacy Qualitative Techniques useful for Impact Studies (Thematic Analysis/ Content Analysis)
