IPSA-USP

Concepts, Methods and Techniques in
Political Science, Public Policy
and International Relations

TRACK: Evaluating Public Policy: Time Series and Panel Designs
WEEK 3: 25-29 JANUARY 2027

Dynamics and Heterogeneity in Public Policy Interventions

Faculty: Lorena G. Barberia, University of São Paulo

Teaching Assistant: To be announced

Course Description

This course examines policy evaluation with panel data, focusing on difference-in-differences, fixed-effects models, and event-study designs.

Participants will investigate dynamic and heterogeneous treatment effects, assess identifying assumptions, compare alternative specifications, and interpret policy impacts across units and over time. Applied exercises emphasize transparent design choices and careful communication of uncertainty.

DATES - THIS COURSE RUNS 25-29 JANUARY 2027

what we will learn

PREREQUISITES

A prior graduate-level course in multiple regression and foundational knowledge of time-series or panel data analysis are recommended.