Intermediate Econometrics

Update 02.03.2022:

The review of the retake exam of the SS 2021 will take place on Friday, 29 April 2022, from 14-16pm. Prior registration on ILIAS is necessary. For further questions you may contact jasper.rennspiesdumdummymy@vwl.uni-dudummymmyfreiburg.de.

Due to the corona epidemic, the teaching of this course for the Summer Semester 2021 will be offered exclusively in digital form, i.e. the lectures and the exercise sessions will be recorded and uploaded on ILIAS. The first two videos of the lecture will be uploaded on April 19, 2021.

Students have to sign in for this course in HISinOne. The registration in ILIAS will be carried out automatically.

In ILIAS, the course can be accessed without a password until April 26, 2021, 08:59 am. Starting with April 26, 2021, 9:00 am, a password will be required in order to access the course material, the recorded videos of lectures and exercises sessions as well as the updates and relevant information in ILIAS. The password will be sent to all registered students via ILIAS on April 26, 2021 at 9:00 am.

Please note that the registration for the lecture does not automatically mean that you are registered for the exam! A separate registration for the exam is mandatory!

Instructors	Prof. Dr. Roxana Halbleib (Lectures) Katharina Baur (Theoretical Exercise Session) Amiran Gelantia (Computer Session) Christian Mücher (Theoretical Exercise Session) Ailun Chen (Additional Tutorial)
Language	English
Exercise Sessions	The exercise sessions include theoretical and computer sessions. The computer sessions are offered in exchange with the theoretical exercise sessions.
Q&A Live Sessions	Throughout the semester, we will offer Q&A Live Sessions on the dates stated below. During the Q&A Live Sessions, the students have the opportunity to ask questions regarding the material of the weeks preceding the Q&A Live Session.The Q&A Live Sessions take place in BigBlueButton (BBB). Starting with April 26, 2021, the link and the password to the BBB platform of the Q&A Live Sessions will be announced on Ilias.
Additional Tutorial	The additional tutorial is offered as online office hour in ILIAS via BigBlueButton on Fridays from 8 to 10 am, starting on April 30, 2021. It is intented for students who have questions about the material covered in the lecture, especially for students who did not have a proper introduction to econometrics in their Bachelor studies or who have a hard time following the lecture(r). No new material (not yet covered in lectures and exercise sessions) will be presented / discussed!
Credits	10 ECTS (M.Sc. in Economics) 6 ECTS (M.Sc. VWL, M.Sc. BWL)
Work Load	Approx. 300 hours (10 ECTS) Approx. 180 hours (6 ECTS)
Requirements	Knowledge of mathematics and statistics as taught in the bachelor program in economics.
Qualification Target	This course aims at providing students with the basic tools in undergoing empirical research on their own. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be acquainted with the fundamentals of regression analysis and with its strengths and limitations. Moreover, they should be able to apply econometric tools and software to real economic problems and to thoroughly understand and critically interpret empirical findings.
Contents	The course covers the fundamentals of multiple linear regression analysis applied to cross sectional and time series data with emphasis on both theoretical foundations and empirical applications. The course also covers some selected topics in advanced econometrics. The first two parts of the course involve a review of the methods taught in the statistics and econometrics courses in the Bachelor of Science in Volkswirtschaftslehre (Economics), as well as some advanced topics in regression analysis. This part is mandatory for all students. In the third part, some further advanced topics will be covered. This part is compulsory only for students writing the exam for 10 ECTS points (Master in Economics). Besides lectures, the course entails theoretical and computer exercise sessions. While the theoretical exercise sessions aim at understanding and deepening the theoretical concepts, the computer exercise sessions aim at providing students with practical skills in undergoing empirical work by using R. The computer sessions are offered in exchange with the theoretical exercise sessions.
Main References	Introductory Literature Wooldridge, J. M. (2019): Introductory Econometrics – A Modern Approach, 7th ed., South Western, Cengage Learning. Please note that old book editions are acceptable as well. Greene, W. H. (2008): Econometric Analysis, 6th ed., Pearson Prentice Hall. Other book editions are acceptable as well. eBook Additional Literature Stock, J. H. and M. W. Watson (2015): Introduction to Econometrics, updated 3rd ed., global ed., Pearson. Angrist, J. D., and J. S. Pischke (2009): Mostly Harmless Econometrics – An Empiricist’s Companion, Princeton University Press. eBook Angrist, J. D. and J. S. Pischke (2014): Mastering Metrics: The Path from Cause to Effect, Princeton University Press. Heiss, Florian (2016): Using R for Introductory Econometrics. online version Hansen, B. (2021): Econometrics, current manuscript Hansen, B. (2021): Probability and Statistics for Economists, current manuscript Hanck C., Arnold M., Gerber A. and Schmelzer M. (2020), Introduction to Econometrics with R. online version VPN access is required for the eBooks. Further references will be given throughout the course.
Exam	Written exam: Tuesday, August 3, 2021, 9am - 6 ECTS (90 minutes): HS 1010 (KG I) - 10 ECTS (120 minutes): Aula (KG I) Period for registration and deregistration: June 14, 2021 until July 14, 2021 Please find further details on the examination office's homepage.
Retake Exam	Final written exam: Friday, February 11, 2022, 2pm Online as open book Open book means that you may use all available materials, but you have to work individually and not communicate with anybody. As we do not supervise you in any form, you will need to sign an agreement that you worked individually.
Grading	100% final exam
Target Group	The course is a compulsory 10 ECTS course in the first year of the Master in Economics and a compulsory 6 ECTS course in the first year of the M.Sc. VWL. It can be chosen as an elective 6 ECTS course in the M.Sc. BWL (Quantitative Methoden).