Summer school “Data Analysis for Public Policy”

The main objective of the summer school is to provide knowledge, skills and advice on Data Analysis to be utilized in public policy analysis and evaluation by advanced undergraduate students, master’s students, PhD candidates and young scholars in economics. The summer school’s theme is “Data Analysis for Public Policy”.

The summer school will focus on building quantitative skills in the following domains:

  • Basic regression and assumptions underlying the classical linear regression model
  • Diagnostic testing
  • Introduction to data analysis with Stata (basic commands, visualizations, cross-tabulations)
  • Application of the regression basics to calculation of the gender pay gap
  • Selection in econometrics: Heckman model
  • Selection in econometrics: Repeated imputations (simulation exercise)
  • Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition
  • Quintile regression
  • Introduction to Data Analysis Using R
  • Mixed Linear Models

The participants will have the opportunity to workout learnt knowledge directly in Stata and R, guided by prominent regional scholars, including interactive and dynamic discussions.

 

Donor: Western Balkans Fund

Partners: School of Business and Economics at the University of Sarajevo and the Research Center at the University of Belgrade

 

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Call for applications

Roma-responsive budgeting in North Macedonia

The aim of the project is to pilot the Roma responsive budgeting guidelines through building capacities of civil servants, selecting budget programs and applying guidelines, resulting in two Roma responsive budgeting submissions to the 2020 budget.

 

Donor: Regional Cooperation Council

Duration: April – June 2019

 

Capacity and innovation of tourism services for sustainable local economic growth – New approach through development of alternative tourist attractions

The overall goal of the project is to improve local economic development by building capacities of local stakeholders involved in the supply chain, increasing quality of services and development, launching and selling alternative tourist attractions.

The indirect expected benefits include the development of new local brands and unconventional tourist attractions for the regions that in the long term will strengthen regions as tourist destinations, attract more tourists, and thus increase revenues and promote local traditional values as a key to reducing poverty and inclusive economic growth.

 

This general objective is divided into specific objectives that involve specific interventions on three fronts:

  • Specific objective 1: Economic to encourage municipalities by improving skills and strengthening the capacities of local stakeholders (tourism service providers, business sector, non-governmental organizations) for: communication, service delivery, service culture / behavior, leadership in tourism, branding, promotion and tourism guidance;
  • Specific objective 2: To develop alternative tourist attractions that promote traditional culture and environmental aspects of municipalities;
  • Specific objective 3: To launch and promote developed alternative tourist attractions in five destinations, and to develop a large network of links between local, regional and national stakeholders.

 

Donor: Local and Regional Competitiveness Project (LRCP) (World Bank & EU)

Duration: January – September 2019

 

Tenders

Call for expert – Terms of reference