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ECON 352 Applied Econometrics Units: 3.00
This course covers empirical methods in applied microeconomics. Topics covered include randomized control trials, difference-in-differences, the synthetic control method, instrumental variables, and regression discontinuity designs. The course illustrates the techniques with empirical studies of various topics, such as education, intergenerational mobility, discrimination, and gender economics.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 12 Group Learning, 72 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite ([ECON 255/3.0 or ECON 256/3.0] and a minimum grade of a C in [ECON 250/3.0 or STAT 361/3.0]).
Exclusion ECON 353/3.0.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Use industry-standard software to manipulate and explore data sets, interpreting output from basic commands, and understanding how to handle common errors, problems and inconsistencies.
- Choose among common specifications of multivariate regressions and probits, while using the results produced by software to test hypotheses, form predictions with confidence intervals, and identify potential problems with common economic models.
- Understand how to relax limitations of standard (ideal) assumptions in econometric models, to handle complex data sets and tackle deeper questions of economic importance.
- Read applied econometric literature using techniques covered in the course to find the key aspects of the analysis and possibly weaknesses.
- Articulate a research question and communicate in written form a detailed discussion of empirical evidence related to this question.