Course number	tba
Location	Bauwens-Building, Richard-Strauss-Str. 2
Schedule	Thursday, Nov 18, 2010, 9am-5pm (Room 1.A13) Friday, Nov 19, 2010, 9am-5pm (0.A01) Thursday, Nov 25, 2010, 9am-5pm (1.A13) Friday, Nov 26, 2010, 9am-5pm (0.A01) Friday, Dec 3, 2010, 9am-5pm (0.A01) Seminar: Friday, Dec 10, 2010, 2-6pm (tba) Exam: Friday, Dec 17, 2010, 10-11am (tba)
Description	The aim of this course is to provide participants with a deeper understanding of microeconometric estimation techniques. We will use the topic "Program Evaluation" to illustrate and discuss several methods, e.g., selection models, instrumental variables, difference-in-differences, panel data models, regression-discontinuity design and matching estimators. The course will be split in ten theoretical and ten practical sessions. There will also be time to discuss specific problems and present own research in a seminar at the end of the course.
Requirements/Pre-Requisites	Attendance and active participation in all sessions is required; at the end of the course there will be a seminar and a 60min exam. During the practical sessions we are going to implement the discussed estimators with STATA. Hence, a basic knowledge of STATA (data handling, running do-files, etc.) is a pre-requisite for the course. If you are not familiar with STATA you might want to check the online introduction (including lecture movies) from the UCLA Academic Technology Service http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/Stata/. The relevant estimation commands and ado-files will be explained during the course.
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