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The AGRODEP team is pleased to announce its list of training courses for 2013. The courses were selected through a member survey conducted in November 2012; in this survey, members were given a list of proposed courses and asked to select their top three based on which would be most useful for their research and professional development. A total of 76 members participated in the survey and selected eight courses.
- Impact Evaluation and Analysis of Development Intervention (part I): May 13-18, 2013. Organizer: Tanguy Bernard, IFPRI. Instructors: Jenny Aker, Tufts University; Alan de Brauw, IFPRI; Ruth Vargas Hill, IFPRI.
- Estimation of the Economic Impact of High Food Prices Using Micro Data: May 28-30, 2013. Instructor: Miguel Robles, IFPRI.
- Evaluation of Public Policies: July 1-3, 2013. Instructor: Guy Lacroix, Laval University.
- Applied Panel Data Econometrics: September 9-13, 2013. Instructor: Christopher F. Parmeter, University of Miami.
- Applied Microeconometrics: October 1-3, 2013. Instructor: Manuel Hernandez, IFPRI.
- GAMS-Based CGE Models (Basic): December 9-20, 2013. Instructor: Veronique Robichaud, Laval University.
- Impact Evaluation and Analysis of Development Intervention (part II): December 16-20, 2013. Organizer: Tanguy Bernard, IFPRI. Instructors: Clara Delavallade, IFPRI; Susan Godlonton, IFPRI.
- Poverty Measurement and Analysis: January 8-10, 2014. Instructor: John Gibson, Waikato Management School.
- Assessing Crop Production, Nutrient Management, Climate Risk, and Environmental Sustainability with Simulation Models: April 7-11, 2014. Instructors: Jawoo Koo, IFPRI, and Gerrit Hoogenboom, Washington State University.
The dates for these courses remain tentative and subject to change.
Attendance is limited to two (2) training courses per AGRODEP member this year. In case of a third (3) application, priority will be given to members who have attended less than two (2) training courses.