Advanced Econometrics
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Faculty: | Faculty 02 - Economics and Business Studies |
Department: | VWL VII: Statistics and Econometrics |
Title: | Advanced Econometrics |
Code: | 0204 |
Lecturer: | Prof. Dr. Peter Winker, Jenny Bethäuser |
Type of course: | Lecture and exercise |
Description: | The course provides an introduction to state of the art econometric methods. It will be presented at an intermediate to advanced formal level providing a sound methodological basis, both for applied economic research and more specialized methods. Participants will learn about the potential of different methods, but also realize their limitations. With regard to fields of application, this course is concentrated on microeconometrics, e.g., modelling of cross sectional and panel data including the case of discrete or limited dependent variables. It is also intended that participants become exposed to current literature in applied economics and econometrics. It is assumed that participants have at their disposal basic knowledge about statistical reasoning in fields of estimation and testing. |
Date/Time: | Asynchronous, times for synchronous parts (e.g. open consultation hours, individual exercises) are announced separately |
Language: | English |
Target group: | Master Economics and Business Administration |
Requirements for participation: | Sound basic knowledge of statistics and elementary econometrics at BA level |
ECTS: | 6 |