Universität Wien

040295 UK Causal Inference (MA) (2023S)

Applications to development economics

8.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
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max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 06.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 07.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 14.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 20.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 21.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 27.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 28.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 17.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 18.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 24.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 25.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 02.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 08.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 09.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 15.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 16.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 22.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 23.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 05.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 06.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 12.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 13.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 19.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 20.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 26.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 27.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

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Aims, contents and method of the course

This course covers empirical strategies for applied research. Topics include economic experiments, differences-in-differences, instrumental variables, and regression-discontinuity designs. This is an “applied-empirical” course, meaning that priority will be given to concrete applications rather than formal derivation of the econometrics methods used. The focus of the applications in this course is on "development economics". This means that examples and applications will mostly focus on studies from poor countries or trying to understand poverty. The methods will, however, also be useful for students interested in other fields, such as health economics, labor economics, or education economics.

Assessment and permitted materials

Final exam: 33%. Project 33%. Presentation in class 33%. Participation in class 1%.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Assessment is based on an exam, a take-home simulation exercise (can be done in R or Stata), and a presentation of a published paper in class.

Examination topics

All the material covered in class will be relevant for the exams.

Reading list

J.D. Angrist and J.S. Pischke, Mostly Harmless Econometrics: An Empiricist’s Companion, Princeton
University Press, 2009. http://www.mostlyharmlesseconometrics.com/
Cunningham, Scott. "Causal inference: The mixtape." Yale University Press, 2021. https://mixtape.scunning.com/

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