Applied Econometrics: Policy Evaluation

Teaching results

Knowledge
Students will gain knowledge of modern methods of research design for estimating the causal effects of measures, programs and policies.
Students will master and understand the estimators for pooled cross-section data and panel data, as well as the estimator of instrumental variables.
Skills
Students will acquire advanced skills for the use of modern software (e.g. Stata) in empirical economic research, will be able to write scripts and program more advanced analyzes.
Competencies
Students will be able to formulate an economic problem and propose a research design for its examination through empirical analysis, formulate hypotheses and analytically confirm or reject them.
Students will be able to independently develop their knowledge in the field of econometrics and the use of modern software, will understand the empirical article on applied econometrics for policy evaluation and will be able to use them in new contexts.