040063 UK Advanced Microeconometrics (MA) (2016S)

The overall aim of the course is to provide students with an understanding of advanced microeconometric methods and their application. The course will provide students with a thorough understanding of a variety of econometric methods that economists use for empirical microeconomic research. Attention will be given to the application of these models to economic data in empirical research, in order to illustrate how they can be employed to answer real-world questions of economic interest. After completing the course, the student should have acquired the tools necessary to understand papers and undertake empirical analysis on microeconometric topics. The course will also provide a background for students undertaking further graduate study, or aiming at answering empirical economic questions in a government agency, international organisation or the private sector.

Students are expected to have a good knowledge of econometric methods for cross-section and/or panel data (e.g. the winter semester course Microeconometrics).