Workshop on Experimental Design on Savings and Payments Research - Sri Lanka
The Savings and Payments Research Fund (SPRF), and the Institute for Policy Studies of Sri Lanka hosted a four-day training to help researchers learn more about experimental design for savings and payments research.
On September 10-13, 2012, the Yale Savings and Payments Research Fund (YASPR), part of IPA's Financial Inclusion Program, and the Institute for Policy Studies of Sri Lanka hosted a four-day training to help researchers learn more about experimental design for savings and payments research. Fifteen participants traveled from five countries (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) to attend the training.
Session 1: Introduction to IPA and Global Financial Inclusion Initiative
Session 2: Introduction to Impact Evaluation
Session 3: Savings and Payments Research Agenda
Session 4: Why Randomize
Session 5: How to Randomize (Presentation 1/2) (2/2)
Session 6: Sampling and Power (Presentation 1/5) (2/5) (3/5) (4/5) (5/5)
Session 7: Instrument Design
Session 8: Practical Considerations
Session 9: Proposal and Presentation Tips
Participant & Lecturer Biographies