Africa Agri Forum 2017

The Africa Agri Forum 2017 was organized in partnership with OCP Africa, 18-19 October 2017 in Abidjan, under the aegis of the Ivorian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The theme of the Forum was “Agricultural Development Plans: The Winning Approach photo via Flickr

Developing Impact Research – Rigorous Methods and Funding Strategies

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The International Growth Centre (IGC-LSE), in partnership with AMECON, CEEG (UEM) and CEPES (UZ), presents a Research Capacity Building Workshop for researchers, teachers and postgraduate students. This event aims to strengthen methodological skills in research design and fundraising, promoting high-impact research in Mozambique.

This workshop is part of joint efforts by IGC-LSE and partners to strengthen research capacity in Mozambique, promoting rigorous and evidence-based research to respond to the country's development challenges. The event provides intensive training in research design and causal inference, addressing methodologies such as Randomised Experiments (RCT), Difference-in-Differences (DiD), Instrumental Variables (IV), Matching, Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD) and Natural Experiments.

The workshop agenda includes:

  • Introduction to the role of the IGC-LSE in promoting evidence-based research in Mozambique.
  • Definition and structuring of good research questions aligned with public policy challenges in Mozambique.
  • Fundamentals of causal inference and selection of appropriate methodologies for different contexts.
  • Exploration of quantitative approaches, including RCT, DiD, IV, Matching, RDD and Natural Experiments.
  • Strategies for developing competitive research proposals, with a focus on IGC-LSE calls.
  • Practical application of methodologies and interactive discussions on participants' research projects. 
Video recording; Developing Impact Research – Rigorous Methods and Funding Strategies Duration 3h:29:20 Video

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Rigorous Methods and Funding Strategies - Phase 2

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