GGS-Workshop "Empirical Methods and Applications in Archival Data Research"
- https://www.uni-giessen.de/de/fbz/zentren/ggs/veranstaltungen/index_html/wise24_25/archival-data-research
- GGS-Workshop "Empirical Methods and Applications in Archival Data Research"
- 2025-03-05T09:00:00+01:00
- 2025-03-07T17:00:00+01:00
05.03.2025 09:00 bis 07.03.2025 17:00 (Europe/Berlin / UTC100)
Room 001, Licher Strasse 68, 35394 Giessen
| Instructor: | Professor Dr Peter Limbach | |
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Dates: |
March 5–7, 2025, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm |
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| Max. participants: | 10 | |
| Course language: | English and/or German | |
| Registration Deadline: | February 6, 2025 | |
| ECTS: | 4 |
Objectives
Scholars who work empirically must develop a sound understanding of data, empirical methods, and the potential flaws that come with applying these methods. This is especially true for research that is based on archival data, i.e., data that are collected prior to the beginning of the research study (e.g., public company data). In this course, participants will improve their knowledge of the main econometric methods used to analyze archival data and how to apply and assess those methods. The focus is on endogeneity problems as well as applications and flaws of standard estimation techniques (e.g., fixed effects) as well as identification strategies (e.g., difference-in-difference and instrumental variable estimation). Various research papers that apply the main econometric methods or use specific natural experiments will be analyzed and discussed in class. Participants will also become familiar with databases and the STATA software. A STATA manual will be provided.
You can find more details in the syllabus "Empirical Methods and Applications in Archival Data Research".