ECON 8080 Course Material

• Syllabus

Homeworks

HW 1, due Tuesday, Jan. 31, [[solutions]]

HW 2, due Thursday, Feb. 9, [[solutions]]

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HW 3, due Thursday, Mar. 2, [[solutions]]

HW 4, due Thursday, Mar. 23, [[solutions]]

HW 5, due Tuesday, Apr. 18, [[solutions]]

HW 6, due at 9am on Tuesday, May 2, [[solutions]]

Additional Material for Midterm 1

• Midterm 1 covers the course lecture notes 1-4 / the first 4 chapters of Hansen.

• Additional Practice Questions for Midterm 1, these do not need to be turned in, [[solutions]]

Additional Material for Midterm 2

• Midterm 2 covers the course lecture notes from Lecture Notes 5 (Asymptotic Theory for Least Squares), Resampling Methods, Nonlinear Models, and the first part of Alternative Approaches to Causal Inference (up to the section called “Alternative Approaches” on p.9)

• Additional Practice Questions for Midterm 2, these questions do not need to be turned in, [[solutions]]

Course Material

We will cover the following topics:

(Note: Some of the material will be updated/expanded as we move through the semester. Some of the topics at the end of the semester are tentative.)

0. Introduction to R

1. Linear Regression

2. Resampling Methods

3. Introduction to Nonlinear Models

4. Alternative Approaches to Causal Inference

5. Panel Data Approaches to Causal Inference

6. If we have time, an introduction to Generalized Method of Moments

7. If we have time, an introduction to [Quantile Regression]

8. If we have time, an introduction to [Nonparametric Regression]

Slides

• First Week: Introduction to ECON 8080