nick bloom, applied econometrics, winter 2010 applied econometrics econ 103 overview
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Nick Bloom, Applied Econometrics, Winter 2010
APPLIED ECONOMETRICSECON 103
Overview
Nick Bloom, Applied Econometrics, Winter 2010
COURSE OVERVIEW (1/3)Develop your ability to undertake individual research• As potential PhDs/preparation for your future career
Nick Bloom, Applied Econometrics, Winter 2010
COURSE OVERVIEW (2/3)
Learn how to achieve “identification” – economists obsession
Develop research presentation skills
Nick Bloom, Applied Econometrics, Winter 2010
COURSE OVERVIEW (3/3)
Nick Bloom, Applied Econometrics, Winter 2010
TIMETABLE GUIDELINESJanuary (deadlines underlined)• Monday 11th – Intro & Identification (part I)• Wednesday 13th – Intro & Identification (part II) and project guidance• Wednesday 20th and Monday 25th - Presentation of preliminary research ideas (5
slides per person)• Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th – First round of tutorials • Friday 29th – hand in a 5 page written outline of your research project by end of
day
February• Monday 1st and Wednesday 3rd Second round of tutorials• Wednesday 17th and Monday 22nd – Individual presentations (10 minutes
presentation & Q&A, 5 mins feedback)• Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th – Third round of tutorials
March• Monday 8th March and Wednesday 10th March – Final Individual presentations (10
mins presentation and Q&A each)• Friday 12th – final projects deadline, 4:00pm
Nick Bloom, Applied Econometrics, Winter 2010
OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS (1/3)
• All slides up on my web-site within 24 hours of the lecture
• The project should be concise and well written – this is good training for producing professional documents.
• So projects should be:– A maximum of 14 pages including everything (exceutive
summary, figures, footnotes, tables, references etc…)– Text should be at 12-point font, with 1.5 spacing and 1
inch margins at left/right and 2 inches at top/bottom– The first page should be title, name and an executive
summary
Nick Bloom, Applied Econometrics, Winter 2010
OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS (2/3)
• Charlie Wang – the class TA – will be running a Stata training course over the second week. He will also have tutorials (like me) to help with Stata.
• Stata costs about $50 for a small and $100 for a large version http://www.stata.com/order/new/edu/gradplans/gp-campus.html (but there are no required text-books), or can be accessed via X-Windows on the campus server for free
Nick Bloom, Applied Econometrics, Winter 2010
OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS (3/3)
• Punctuality is important– We start at 9:00am sharp and part of your class
involvement is turning up by 9:00am– Presentations will be timed (including questions)
• Your are welcome to convert your projects into honors thesis, PhD ideas or even press release these
• Check this class is for you:– Last year people that worked hard continuously,
contributed in class & made deadlines all did well– Not good for last minute cramming!