ECON 895: Special Topics in Economics

ECON 895-006: Microeconomics and Progrm Eval
(Spring 2016)

04:30 PM to 07:10 PM R

Van Metre Hall (formerly Founders Hall) 322

Section Information for Spring 2016

This course is entitled "Microeconometrics and Program Evaluation."

The main purpose of this course is to help Economics PhD students with strong quantitative skills and interests to make progress in their programs and research careers in the application of micro-economics and micro-econometrics to policy-relevant questions, including program evaluation.  Some students may use the course as a vehicle to advance their work on a field statement for a quantitative field, or to explore a possible future field that makes extensive use of quantitative/econometric methods.  Other students may have research questions, econometric models, and data ready to go but could benefit both from group feedback and the discipline of requirements and deadlines.  The course also has several supplementary purposes:

 

  • Develop research writing skills, including the definition of the research question, effective ways of motivating a paper, and presentation of identification strategies.
  • Improve the ability to find gaps and flaws in previous empirical research that may provide motivation for new research on a topic.
  • Discuss the conventions of academic research and writing.
  • Provide opportunities for graduate students to present their own research, including early-stage ideas and brain-storming.
  • Develop presentation and discussion skills that are important for participating in academic and policy communities.
  • Cultivate a collegial group of students with similar interests who provide intellectual and moral support to each other through the difficult process of completing dissertations and entering professional life. 
 
Students will learn many examples of empirical micro-economic research on public policies, and they will delve deeply into one in which they have particular interest.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Topics vary according to interests of instructor. Emphasizes new areas of discipline. May be repeated within the term.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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