This course is an introduction to applied econometrics. Econometrics is the application of statistical techniques to the analysis of economic questions. The goals for this course are that you all:
- Learn the basic of econometrics through real policy analysis and economic research questions, so that you learn to use econometrics for answering economic questions.
- Be exposed to the analysis of data, including binary data, panel data, and program evaluation, with real examples, so that you will know to recognize what needs to be done when faced with this sort of data or situation.
- Learn to conduct analysis with a sophisticated software (R), a highly valuable skill on the job market.
- Learn to be critical of statistical results interpreted as causal, and how to build an argument towards causal inference.
This
course
will focus on the microeconomics of development. That is, we will
discuss at length several issues in household and individual
decision-making
which are relevant to poor countries, but will not often explicitly
consider
the mechanisms through which these decisions lead to (or hinder)
economic
growth. Specific topics to be considered include fertility, migration
decisions, agricultural contracts, risk, formal and informal labor
market
institutions, property rights, and credit; investments in education and
health;
intra-household decision-making and the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Graduate Courses
Microeconomics of Development (ARE 251/ECON 270A)
This course is the first part of the Development Sequence of the Economics and ARE PhD programs. It addresses issues in the microeconomics of development. Instruction is intended for second years in the ARE, Economics, and related Ph.D. programs.
This
course will cover an introduction to probability
theory and mathematical statistics.It
is designed for the Ph.D. sequence in Agricultural and Resource
Economics at
the University of California, Berkeley; as such, the specific subject
matter
has been chosen to be complementary to the following econometrics
sequence.The goal of this course is to
develop a
statistical vocabulary and intuition so as to facilitate econometric
analysis.
Ph.D. Mentorship
I have had the priviledge to work with a large number of amazing advanced Ph.D. students. Please click here to learn more about them!