Pre-Analysis Plan Project
Due May 19, 2026, at 5:00 PM
The objective for this project is to produce a pre-analysis plan for a proposed randomized evaluation of a development intervention.
Important Dates and Deadlines
By Friday, April 10: submit the gradescope form indicating your preferred topic area and geographic focus. This will include 1-2 paragraphs describing specific policy interventions that you might be interested in evaluating.
By Friday, April 24: submit 1-2 page document describing the intervention that you propose to analyze and summarizing the results of 2-3 relevant RCTs that motivate the design of your study.
Week of April 27: meetings with Prof. Jakiela to discuss your proposed design
By Friday, May 8: initial draft of the pre-analysis plan
By Tuesday, May 19: final drafts due.
J-PAL guidance on Pre-Analysis Plans
Registered Reports accepted by the Journal of Development Economics