{"id":8886,"date":"2026-09-22T08:47:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T06:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fteval.at\/?post_type=podcast&p=8886"},"modified":"2026-09-14T10:47:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T08:47:05","slug":"episode-40-counterfactual-analysis-in-evaluation-with-jakob-kofler","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/fteval.at\/en\/podcast\/episode-40-counterfactual-analysis-in-evaluation-with-jakob-kofler\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode #40 – Counterfactual Analysis in Evaluation with Jakob Kofler"},"content":{"rendered":"

Promoted to be the \u201cgold standard\u201d of evaluation, counterfactual evaluation is on the rise.<\/p>\n

This is one of the many findings from the new fteval cooperative study jointly conducted by SME Research Austria<\/a>, Joanneum Research<\/a>, and WPZ Research<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Counterfactual evaluations look at points A and B in time to see how policy interventions have had an effect. Their appeal is quantification \u2013 a number in the end to legitimise their findings. <\/p>\n

What happens when we ignore what is between A and B? What impact could counterfactual evaluations have? And what wishes do we further have for this method and the evaluation community? <\/p>\n

In this REvaluation podcast episode, we talk with Jakob Kofler<\/a> from KMU Forschung Austria (SME Research Austria) about methods, conclusions, and recommendations.<\/p>\n

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