Professor
Elisabeth Sadoulet (esadoulet@berkeley.edu)
GSI: Daley Kutzman (d_kutz@berkeley.edu)
Lectures: Tuesday & Thursday 9:30-11 am, 213 Wheeler
Hall
Sections: Wednesday 8-9 am (242 Dwinelle
Hall)
3-4 pm (101 Wheeler Hall)
Office Hours
Professor Sadoulet: Wednesday 10am-12pm (213 Giannini
Hall)
GSI Daley Kutzman: Tuesday 2:30-3:30pm (204 Giannini
Hall)
Monday 2-3pm (234 Giannini Hall,
only on weeks when problem sets are due)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
October 14:
Think of a small research project that
you would like to perform. This can be
something like the analysis of the gender gap in wage that we did in class, or estimating the impact of a
policy (like the many examples described
in Chapter 13, etc). Look at Chapter 19, there are
lots of ideas too. There are also lots
of ideas on effects of policies in the
news (NYTimes, the Economist), and, as you saw
from the assignments, lots more ideas in
the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics or Economic Policy on the web at http://www.aeaweb.org/aea_journals.php)
Write
a (maximum 1 page) description including the following: Why is the relationship/research interesting? What
equation(s) would you estimate? What
data would you need to estimate the relationship? Where could you find such data? What would you expect to
find? Will there be a problem in the
estimation of omitted variable bias? How would you deal with such a problem?
What test would you do to support the validity of your analysis?
Due
Tuesday Oct 20th.
October 19:
Here are the 2012 midterm solutions.
October 8:
The midterm will be on October 16th
in class. A list of review topics and past midterms have been posted on the
Exams page for you to study. Professor Sadoulet will hold a review session on
Friday October 12th, time and place TBD.
September 4:
The first quiz will be this Thursday
(9/6) in class at 9:40am. Future quizzes will not be announced in advance!
August 28:
Two
Introduction to Stata sessions have been scheduled.
It would be good to attend one to familiarize yourself with Stata.
They will be on Tuesday 9/4 and Wednesday 9/5. Both will be from 5-6 pm in 234 Giannini.
August 21:
Text
We will use Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach, by Jeffrey M.
Wooldridge. The most recent edition is the 4th, but earlier editions are
acceptable substitutes. There will be several copies on reserve at
Moffitt Library. Reserve call numbers will be posted here when they are
available.
Software
Problem sets will require you to use a data analysis and statistical software
program called Stata. We will begin using Stata in a tutorial during the second week of class. If
you want to purchase your own copy of the software for your laptop or home
computer, a single-user six-month license for Small Stata (sufficient
for this course) is available through Berkeley’s GradPlan
for $32. (An annual license is $49.) Note that a license allows you to
install the software on up to three of your own computers. See
http://www.stata.com/order/schoollist.html
to purchase (Select University of California, Berkeley, then look for the
product you want). Software is delivered to campus for pick-up after your
online purchase. There are often delays in delivering copies of Stata at the beginning of the semester, so if you are sure
that you will take this class you should order a copy ASAP to ensure you
receive it on time.