Elective Modules: Statistics and Econometrics

Each of the following modules grants 6 ECTS.

 

Modules in the summer semester

 

  • Advanced Time Series Analysis: provides a practical introduction to time series analysis, emphasizing Bayesian methods, dynamic models, and implementation through coding and statistical software.

 

  • Introduction to Computational Statistic and Data Analysis: provides a wide-ranging overview of different areas of this field and for some topics a deep discussion of theory and practical usage

 

  • Microeconometrics A: Causal Inference & Advanced Techniques: provides advanced econometric techniques for analyzing causal relationships, including instrumental variables and regression discontinuities, with practical application in Stata and critical evaluation of scientific papers

 

  • Microeconometrics B: Limited Dependent Variables and Sample Selection: covers advanced econometric models and methods like binary outcome models and corner solution models

 

 

 

Modules in the winter semester

 

  • Behavioral Measurement: deals with empirical methods measuring individual economic characteristics, preferences, and beliefs, thereby making them subject to an explicit empirical analysis

 

  • Computational Statistics and Data Analysis: provides a wide-ranging overview of different areas of this field and for some topics a deep discussion of theory and practical usage

 

  • Econometric Analysis of Microdata: reviews empirical methods and applications in the field of labor economics