Economics 696: Topics in Econometrics

Lectures: Wednesdays, 12:30-3:00 pm, McClelland 401KK
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 10:00-11:30 am, or by apppointment

Teaching Assistant: Dong-Hyuk Kim, donghyuk@email.arizona.edu

Course Description
This is a topics course in econometrics, whose content varies from year to year. This year the course focuses on statistical decision theory, Bayesian inference, and simulation-based estimation methods, with applications to economics and related fields. Students should have taken Econ 520, 522A, and 522B, or the equivalent.

Handouts

Syllabus (PDF, revised 01/15/08)
Evaculation Plan (PDF)
4th Floor Evacuation Map (PDF)
Lecture Note 1 (PDF)
Lecture Note 2 (PDF)
Lecture Note 3 (PDF)
Lecture Note 4 (PDF) (minor corrections made on 02/6/08)
Homework 1 (PDF)
Homework 1 data (text file)
Lecture Note 5 (PDF)
Lecture Note 6 (PDF)
Homework 2 (PDF)
hw2i.dat (text file)
hw2ii.dat (text file)
Lecture Note 7 (PDF)
Lecture Note 8 (PDF) (minor corrections made on 03/9/08)
Homework 3 (PDF)
hw3.dat (text file)
Lecture Note 9 (revised 03/16/08) (PDF)
Final Project Assignment (PDF)
Lecture Note 10 (draft) (PDF)
Lecture Note 11 (draft) (PDF)