Teacher(s)
Language
English
Prerequisites
Solid knowledge of econometrics at the theoretical and practical level. The course Advanced Econometrics I of the Research Master corresponds to the prerequisite.
Main themes
The themes are taken in time series econometrics, financial econometrics and microeconometrics.
There is a mix of theoretical and applied econometrics.
There is a mix of theoretical and applied econometrics.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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The seminar aims at acquainting students with the current topics at the frontier of research in econometrics. |
Content
Identification problems due to different missing data patterns; identification problems due to contaminated or measured with error data; identification problems in political sciences, particularly presidential election; identification problems due to extrapolation of randomized control trials; identification problems due to evaluation of public policies.
Teaching methods
Each lecture will focus on a specific empirical research problem: the anatomy of the identification problem will be made explicit and its solution using partial identification tools will be discussed.
Evaluation methods
The evaluation will consist of analyzing a real database using one of the proposals discussed in the seminar; students are expected to generate a draft paper; the main conclusions will be discussed with each student in person during the June exam session.
Bibliography
A syllabus will be provided at the beginning of the course.
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