Impact Evaluation: Treatment Effects and Causal Analysis Markus Froelich and Stefan Sperlich is an English-language study book aimed at quantitative impact evaluation and causal analysis. The book offers a current and comprehensive approach to treatment effects and international methods for effect evaluation.
The authors cover important techniques such as experimental studies, randomization, matching, instrumental variables, difference-in-differences, regression discontinuity, and dynamic treatments. This makes it suitable for graduate-level economics students, but also for professionals at research institutes, government agencies, and international organizations.
The book focuses on analyzing the effectiveness of policy measures and programs across various sectors such as health, the environment, transportation, and economic development. This provides a practical handbook for impact evaluation and causal inference.
The content closely aligns with fields such as Econometrics, Economic Statistics, and Business & Economics, and is a valuable resource for both teaching and practice.