Applied and Quantitative Economics

Catalog description

This course combines the use of econometric software and real economic data sets to study actual empirical questions in economics. Topics covered include instrumental variables, panel data methods, estimation of nonlinear models, discrete choice models, regression discontinuity techniques and nonparametric method for data analysis. Each of the topics will have one or more empirical applications. The economic applications include production function estimation, returns to education, investment models, consumer demand models, and transportation modes.