Applied Econometrics for Health Policy Research

3 Credits.

Advanced econometrics course that builds on techniques introduced in the prerequisite courses. Topics addressed include techniques for risk adjustment and provider profiling, advanced topics in instrumental variables analysis, calculating appropriate marginal effects and standard errors, heterogeneous treatment effects, decomposition approaches, and methods of assessing the robustness of various estimates. Students work on independent research projects that provide hands-on exposure to research design and data analysis with Stata.