wir894 - Econometrics of Policy Evaluation (Complete module description)

Module label	Econometrics of Policy Evaluation
Module code	wir894
Credit points	6.0 KP
Workload	180 h
Institute directory	Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law (Business Administration and Business Education)
Applicability of the module	Master Applied Economics and Data Science (Master) > Empirical Methods Master's Programme Business Administration, Economics and Law (Master) > Basismodule Master's programme Business Administration: Management and Law (Master) > Basismodule Master's Programme Sustainability Economics and Management (Master) > Basic Modules
Responsible persons	Huse, Cristian (module responsibility) Huse, Cristian (Module counselling)
Prerequisites
Skills to be acquired in this module	Be able to conceptually understand and apply key empirical methods used by any economist (and other professionals) in the evaluation of policies. Be able to perform and critically evaluate an empirical analysis.
Module contents	Econometric methods (Causality, Randomization, Regression discontinuity, Difference-in-differences, topics in Microeconometrics); applications.
Recommended reading	Gertler, P. et al (2016). Impact Evaluation in Practice, 2nd. Edition. Washington, DC: Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank. Cameron, A. C., and P. Trivedi (2005). Microeconometrics: Methods and Applications. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Language of instruction	English
Duration (semesters)	1 Semester
Module frequency
Module capacity	60
Type of module	Pflicht o. Wahlpflicht / compulsory or optional
Module level	MM (Mastermodul / Master module)
Teaching/Learning method	Lecture

Examination	Prüfungszeiten	Type of examination
Final exam of module	At the end of the lecture period	Portfolio

Type of course	Lecture
SWS	4
Frequency	SuSe or WiSe
Workload attendance time	56 h