Duration
30h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in economics : general (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course is a direct extension of the course in advanced econometrics. Rather than being technical, the course takes a hands-on approach and focuses on the intuition of the approaches used in the literature.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
In coherence with the following key learning outcomes: 1, 2, 3, 6, 11 and 12
- 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 and latex.
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, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face lectures and tutorials.
Students are asked to proactively participate during the lectures and tutorials.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
In case face-to-face assessment is impossible, the presentations will be organized online.
Recommended or required readings
Angrist and Pischke (2015), Mastering metrics : The path from cause to effect, Princeton University Press.
Cameron and Trivedi (2010), Microeconometrics using Stata, Stata Press. (recommended)
Wooldridge (2002), Econometric analysis of cross section and panel data, MIT Press.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam AND oral exam
- Remote
oral exam AND written work
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
End term paper and class presentations.
Class participation is also important.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Professor: Barnabe Walheer Office B. 31 - 1.47 Email: barnabe.walheer@uliege.be