Cameron – Microeconometrics Using Stata

Argomenti del programma: This course introduces the application of statistical methods to real-world economic problems, with a particular focus on the measurement and analysis of consumer behavior using consumer panel and scanner data. A key component of the course is the empirical evaluation of public policies using modern econometric techniques.

Argomenti del programma: Causal inference and the potential outcomes framework Treatment effects and program evaluation Randomized experiments and regression methods Instrumental variables Difference-in-differences Regression discontinuity designs Matching and selection on observables Applications in health, labor, and public policy

Argomenti del programma: The course provides an in-depth exploration of the planning and empirical evaluation of health policies. It combines evaluation frameworks and outcome selection with experimental, quasi-experimental and model-based approaches. The central emphasis is on the credibility of the counterfactual, the assumptions required for causal interpretation, the interpretation of empirical outputs, and the reconciliation of…

Argomenti del programma: This course introduces the application of statistical methods to real-world economic problems, with a particular focus on the measurement and analysis of consumer behavior using consumer panel and scanner data. A key component of the course is the empirical evaluation of public policies using modern econometric techniques.