Monitoring and Evaluation of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course in Arusha, Tanzania
Classroom training in Arusha · next cohort Nov 9, 2026 · from USD 1,900
Governments, central agencies and development partners spend heavily on subsidies, tax changes, social transfers and regulatory reforms, yet many are never assessed rigorously enough to show whether they worked or offered value for money. Weak evidence leaves budget offices and policymakers repeating costly mistakes. The five days combine economic reasoning with evaluation practice. Sessions cover policy theory of change and results frameworks, indicator selection for economic outcomes, ex-ante and ex-post appraisal, cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis, discounting, shadow pricing and sensitivity testing.
Impact evaluation methods are treated in depth: randomised designs, difference-in-differences, regression discontinuity, propensity score matching and instrumental variables, with hands-on work in Stata or R on household survey and administrative data. You also practise regulatory impact assessment, distributional and gender analysis, and writing policy briefs that busy decision-makers will read. Policy analysts, economists in ministries of finance and planning, central bank and revenue authority researchers, M&E specialists, parliamentary budget office staff and development partner advisers will gain most. Afterwards you can design a credible evaluation of a policy and present its economic case. Sessions run in the classroom, online or in-house, and successful participants gain a CPD-accredited certificate.
At a Glance
Training in Arusha, Tanzania
Arusha is northern Tanzania's diplomatic and safari hub, and home to the East African Community headquarters.
More about training in Arusha →- Format
- Classroom, in Arusha
- Duration
- Mon - Fri (5 Days)
- Fee
- USD 1,900
- Next start dates
- Nov 9, 2026, Dec 7, 2026, Jan 4, 2027
- Certificate
- Certificate of Completion
- Airport
- Kilimanjaro International (JRO), about an hour by road
- Time zone
- East Africa Time (UTC+3)
- Currency
- Tanzanian shilling (TZS). Fees are listed in USD.
About this course
Economic policy decisions, from fertiliser subsidies and cash transfer programmes to tariff changes and infrastructure investments, commit public resources for years. Treasuries, parliaments and development partners increasingly ask for evidence that such interventions achieve their intended outcomes at reasonable cost, and for honest accounts when they do not. Meeting that demand requires analysts who can bring together monitoring systems, economic appraisal and rigorous impact evaluation.
The Monitoring and Evaluation of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course gives participants a practical toolkit for that work. It starts with how policies are expected to change behaviour and markets, expressed as a theory of change and a results framework with measurable indicators. It then covers economic appraisal before a policy is adopted, weighing costs against benefits or against a single outcome measure, and evaluation after implementation, using experimental and quasi-experimental designs. Participants learn to judge data quality, interpret effect sizes, consider who gains and who loses, and avoid common errors such as ignoring counterfactuals or double counting benefits.
Each day mixes concepts with computer-based exercises. Participants work with real-format datasets in Stata, R or Excel, critique published evaluations and complete an evaluation design and policy brief for a programme relevant to their institution.
Training Objectives
Over the five days, participants will learn to:
- Construct a theory of change and results framework for an economic policy or programme.
- Select economic outcome indicators and assess the quality of administrative and survey data.
- Conduct cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis, including discounting and sensitivity tests.
- Choose an impact evaluation design suited to the policy, data and timeline available.
- Estimate programme effects using difference-in-differences, matching and regression discontinuity in statistical software.
- Analyse distributional effects to show who benefits and who bears the cost of a policy.
- Communicate findings through concise policy briefs and evaluation reports.
What you'll learn
Key Takeaways
The practical results you take home are:
- A results framework and indicator plan for a live policy or programme.
- A working cost-benefit spreadsheet with discount rates and sensitivity tables.
- Annotated Stata or R scripts for difference-in-differences and matching estimates.
- An evaluation design note setting out questions, methods, data and limitations.
- A two-page policy brief drafted to a decision-maker's standard.
Training Methodology
Delivery balances economic concepts with hands-on analysis. Participants work through:
- Computer labs in Excel, Stata or R with prepared datasets
- Critiques of published policy evaluations and appraisal reports
- Group design exercises for real government programmes
- Writing clinics for policy briefs, with facilitator feedback
- Discussion of evaluation politics and evidence use in participants' institutions
Day 1: Policy Logic, Results Frameworks and Indicators
- The policy cycle and where monitoring and evaluation fit
- Theory of change for economic policies and reforms
- Results frameworks: inputs, outputs, outcomes and impacts
- Selecting economic and social indicators with baselines and targets
- Administrative, survey and big data sources for policy monitoring
- Exercise: results framework for a subsidy programme
Day 2: Economic Appraisal with Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
- Ex-ante appraisal and value-for-money concepts
- Identifying and valuing costs and benefits, including non-market effects
- Discounting, net present value and economic internal rate of return
- Shadow prices, transfers and avoiding double counting
- Sensitivity, scenario and risk analysis
- Practical: building a cost-benefit model in Excel
Day 3: Impact Evaluation Designs
- Causality, counterfactuals and selection bias
- Randomised controlled trials and phased roll-outs
- Difference-in-differences and parallel trends
- Regression discontinuity and instrumental variables
- Propensity score matching and its assumptions
- Choosing a design: data, ethics, timing and budget
Day 4: Applied Analysis with Policy Data
- Preparing household survey and administrative datasets
- Estimating effects in Stata or R
- Interpreting effect sizes, confidence intervals and statistical power
- Distributional and gender analysis of policy effects
- Regulatory impact assessment and ex-post review
- Lab: estimating the effect of a cash transfer programme
Day 5: Evidence Use and Policy Communication
- Synthesising monitoring data, appraisal and evaluation findings
- Writing policy briefs and evaluation summaries for decision-makers
- Presenting uncertainty and limitations honestly
- Institutionalising evaluation in government planning and budgeting
- Managing evaluation commissions and terms of reference
- Presentation: evaluation designs and policy briefs
This programme is relevant to analysts and evaluators working on public policy, including:
- Economists and policy analysts in ministries of finance, planning and trade
- Monitoring and evaluation officers in government delivery units
- Researchers in central banks, revenue authorities and statistics offices
- Parliamentary budget office and committee research staff
- Economists and M&E specialists in development partner and UN agencies
- Researchers in think tanks and university policy institutes
- Programme managers responsible for subsidy, social protection or investment programmes
- Consultants who carry out policy and programme evaluations
Each participant who attends the full programme and completes the computer labs and evaluation design exercise is awarded a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion issued by Vision Reach Global Consultancy.
Choose Where You Want to Learn
Monitoring and Evaluation of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course Venues
TanzaniaArushaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,900Viewing- TanzaniaDodomaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,800
- TanzaniaDar es SalaamNext Oct 26· 13 dates$2,000
- TanzaniaZanzibarNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,600
KenyaNairobiNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,500- KenyaMombasaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,600
- KenyaNaivashaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaKisumuNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaMachakosNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,600
UgandaKampalaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,900
RwandaKigaliNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,900
NigeriaLagosNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,800- NigeriaAbujaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$2,800
South AfricaPretoriaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,200- South AfricaJohannesburgNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,400
- South AfricaCape TownNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
UAEDubaiNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
GhanaAccraNext Nov 16· 13 dates$4,500
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Frequently Asked Questions About Monitoring and Evaluation of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course in Arusha
Everything you need to know about this course before you register.
Monitoring and Evaluation of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course runs as classroom training in Arusha, Tanzania, in Monday-to-Friday cohorts that start every four weeks. The venue, daily timings and joining details are sent in your Joining Instructions email ahead of the start date.
The next Arusha cohort starts on November 9, 2026, and a new intake follows every four weeks. Pick a date under "Upcoming sessions in Arusha" above and click Register; your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
The classroom fee for Monitoring and Evaluation of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course in Arusha is USD 1,900 per delegate, covering tuition and course materials. Register 3 or more delegates together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically.
Yes. Besides Arusha, Monitoring and Evaluation of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course runs as classroom training in Dodoma, Dar es Salaam, and Zanzibar. It also runs as live online training you can join from anywhere in Tanzania, and in-house at your organisation's own premises.
Yes — Monitoring and Evaluation of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course can be delivered at your offices in Arusha or at a venue you choose, on dates that suit your team, with case studies tailored to your sector. Message our training advisors to request a proposal.
By the end of the Monitoring and Evaluation of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis programme, you'll be able to construct a theory of change and results framework for an economic policy or programme, select economic outcome indicators and assess the quality of administrative and survey data, conduct cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis, including discounting and sensitivity tests, and choose an impact evaluation design suited to the policy, data and timeline available. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
This programme is relevant to analysts and evaluators working on public policy, including: Economists and policy analysts in ministries of finance, planning and trade, Monitoring and evaluation officers in government delivery units, Researchers in central banks, revenue authorities and statistics offices, Parliamentary budget office and committee research staff, Economists and M&E specialists in development partner and UN agencies, Researchers in think tanks and university policy institutes, Programme managers responsible for subsidy, social protection or investment programmes, and Consultants who carry out policy and programme evaluations.
Monitoring and Evaluation of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Monitoring and Evaluation of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Monitoring and Evaluation of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course is pitched at intermediate professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
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