Advanced Microeconometrics (ECON6300)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2023
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Economics School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Tutorial 2 Hours/ Week
Incompatible
ECON7320; ECON8300
Prerequisite
ECON2105 or 3300 or 3310 or 3350 or 3360
Recommended prerequisite
ECON2050
Restricted
BEcon(Hons), BA(Hons)(Economics) and BAdvFin&Econ(Hons) (Economics field of Study)
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Course description
This course concentrates on mainstream models and estimation and inference methods that are widely used in most empirical investigations in applied microeconomics. The course has a topics-based structure, and theory and applications are closely integrated. Topics include parametric and semi-parametric estimation methods applied to cross-section and panel data; treatment evaluation; models of cross-sectional dependence; quantile and mixture regressions; density estimation; Bayesian regression analysis.