What We Do

Research And Data Analysis

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In our research endeavors, we combine our rich experience of local knowledge and scientific expertise in various areas including economic development, health, agriculture, psychology, sociology, data science, climate change and behavioral economics.
We have vast experience conducting research on various topics including in the area of economic development, agriculture, health, education, labor, environment, and SMEs development. In all our research undertakings, we strive to ensure our research is fit-for-purpose, delivered in a timely manner and brings out insightful perspectives to our clients.

Training and Capacity Building

At AER, we are dedicated to enhancing the capabilities of both our internal team and external partners through comprehensive training and capacity-building initiatives.
For our external stakeholders, we engage in various activities including identifying training needs through assessments and stakeholder consultations.

Specific Services

We design customized training programs addressing specific skill gaps and developmental requirements, maintaining a comprehensive curriculum covering diverse topics and expertise levels. Additionally, we create or source training materials, ensuring engaging and effective delivery through various platforms, while also ensuring legal compliance and alignment with industry standards. Moreover, we manage the training budget efficiently and identify external training resources when specialized expertise is required.
Internally, we conduct thorough analyses to identify skills gaps and training needs within our organization. We develop comprehensive training strategies aligned with our company objectives and industry trends, administering compliance training programs to ensure adherence to relevant laws and regulations. Furthermore, we actively support our employees' career development by assisting them in creating personalized plans for growth within the company. Additionally, we collect and analyze training data to measure the impact of our programs and provide insights for decision-making, while also providing technology training tailored to employees' roles to enhance their effectiveness and efficiency.

Some of the topics that we cover include the following:

1. Theories and practices of impact evaluation
Experimental designs:

Randomized Control Trial (RCT)

Quasi-experimental designs:

Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD)
Difference-in-Differences (DiD)
Propensity score matching
Instrumental Variables

Non-experimental designs

2. Survey programming and data quality assurance:

SurveyCTO
Survey Solutions
CSPro
ODK

3. Statistical software packages:

Stata
R
SPSS
Python

4. Project management
5. Survey management
6. Banking and Finance
7. Data Analysis and Interpretation
8. Report Writing

Knowledge Dissemination

Besides providing research consultancy, training, and capacity building, AER strives in knowledge dissemination.

Survey Management

At AER, we understand that effective survey management is essential for generating high-quality data. As a result at different stages of survey management: designing, conducting, analysing, and interpreting survey we place great emphasis. Our team of researchers and affiliates boast extensive experience in managing numerous surveys across rural and urban Ethiopia. This includes survey managements of households and firms; we offer comprehensive survey management services tailored to meet our client’s needs.

Specific Services

Survey Design: designing qualitative and quantitative questionnaire according to client request for surveys for rural and urban Ethiopia. Our survey area covers large, medium and small-scale firms, households, individual, internal-displace people (IDPs), industries park and others. Beside we advise the client on choosing the appropriate survey format (e.g., online, paper-based, phone interviews) and ensuring the questions are clear, unbiased, and relevant to the research goals.
Platform Selection: Choosing the right survey platform is paramount to the success of any data collection endeavour. Our data managers expert helps clients navigate the high-quality data collection tools, including ODK, SurveyCTO, Survey Solution, CSPro, KoBo Toolbox,
Sampling Expertise: Drawing on our deep understating of statistical method, we assist clients in determining appropriate sample size and sampling methods, which is relevant to the local context and research objective.
Data collection: A wide converge of the data collection in large scale survey targeting diverse focus group discussion, Job seekers, farmers, employers in industry park, manufacture, and textile factories…. etc.
Access to Administrative datasets: Leveraging our extensive networks, we have access to large scale administrative dataset from federal and regional government bureaus. This wealth of data enriches our survey findings and enables comprehensive and analyses across various sectors.

Program Evaluation

We conduct scientifically rigorous and innovative research that empowers our clients to make evidence-based decisions. We combine various techniques including qualitative, quantitative, big data and spatial analysis to help us bring out well-founded research insights and put forward recommendations. In our research endeavors, we combine our rich experience of local knowledge and scientific expertise in various areas including economic development, health, agriculture, psychology, sociology, data science, climate change and behavioral economics.