ECON2287-1 : Applied Microeconometrics

Study Programmes 2015-2016

ECON2287-1

Applied Microeconometrics

Duration :

30h Th, 15h Pr

Number of credits :

Master in economics : general (120 ECTS)		5

Lecturer :

Julien Jacqmin

Language(s) of instruction :

English language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

This course is a direct extension of the course in advanced econometrics. It focuses on the issue of identification which is crucial in the context of the evaluation of public policies, and more widely in making causal inferences among two variables. Rather than being technical, the course takes a hands-on approach and focuses on the intuition of the approaches used in the literature.

Randomized trials
Instrumental variable approach
Panel data
Regression discontinuity
Propensity score matching

Learning outcomes of the course :

Learn to work in a small team to write a research project
Experience all the steps of a research project from the definition of a research question to the search of data or the writing of a report
Devise creative solutions to tackle the issue of identification
Improve oral and written communication for a specialized and general audience
Develop an intellectual curiosity for a topic of choice
Gain further experience in using stata
Know the main quantitative techniques used to evaluate policies

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Mastering the learning outcomes of a first advanced econometric course

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Interactive lectures are taught in class and exercise sessions in the computer lab.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Outside of class hours, the online platform is used to communicate between students and with the lecturers in order to make the content open to all those following the course. This is done in order to facilitate cross-learning and encourage a cooperative approach among students.