Advanced Empirical Methods

This course will expose doctoral students to cutting-edge methods in applied microeconomics. By focusing on how methods are applied in leading journal articles, students will learn how to implement the methods in research. Advanced tools for modern causal inference in applied economics. Including non-parametric regression, discrete choice estimation, statistical inference, multiple hypothesis testing, and specialized instrumental variables strategies. Emphasizes applications from recent applied microeconomics literature. Prerequisites: Economics 201 and Economics 202, or permission of instructor.