Type of Credit: Partially Required
Credit(s)
Number of Students
The goal of the course is to enable students from the interdisciplinary background to read development studies and policy analyses using quantitative research methods. The course will introduce fundamental statistics and develop students’ ability to conduct new quantitative research. Students will learn how to deal with data by using statistical software.
能力項目說明
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課程主題Course Theme |
課程內容與指定閱讀Content and Reading Assignment |
教學活動與作業Activity and Homework |
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課堂講授Lecture Hours |
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1 |
Course Introduction & Ch 1 The Nature of Econometrics and Economic Data |
Course Introduction & Ch 1 |
Course Introduction & Ch 1 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
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2 |
Ch 19 Carrying out an Empirical Project & Demo of research tools |
Ch 19 & Demo of research tools |
Ch 19 & Demo of research tools |
3.0 |
4.5 |
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3 |
Calculus review & Appendix A Basic Mathematical Tools |
Calculus review & Appendix A |
Calculus review & Appendix A |
3.0 |
4.5 |
| 4 | Appendix B Fundamentals of Probability | Appendix B | Appendix B | 3.0 | 4.5 |
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5 |
Appendix C Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics |
Appendix C |
Appendix C |
3.0 |
4.5 |
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6 |
Ch 2 The Simple Regression Model |
Ch 2 |
Ch 2 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
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7 |
Ch 3 Multiple Regression Analysis: Estimation |
Ch 3 |
Ch 3 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
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8 |
Ch 4 Multiple Regression Analysis: Inference |
Ch 4 |
Ch 4 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
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9 |
Midterm presentation |
Midterm presentation |
Midterm presentation |
3.0 |
4.5 |
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10 |
Exam review |
Exam review |
Exam review |
3.0 |
4.5 |
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11 |
Midterm Exam |
Midterm Exam |
Midterm Exam |
3.0 |
4.5 |
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12 |
Ch 6 Multiple Regression Analysis: Further Issues |
Ch 6 |
Ch 6 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
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13 |
Ch 7 Multiple Regression Analysis with Qualitative Information: Binary (or Dummy) Variables; Ch 17 Limited Dependent Variable Models and Sample Selection Corrections |
Ch 7, 17 |
Ch 7, 17 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
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14 |
Ch 13, Pooling Cross Sections across Time: Simple Panel Data Methods; Ch 14 Advanced Panel Data Methods; Ch 15 Instrumental Variables Estimation and Two Stage Least Squares |
Ch 13, 14, 15 |
Ch 13, 14, 15 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
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15 |
Final presentation I |
Final presentation I |
Final presentation I |
3.0 |
4.5 |
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16 |
Final presentation II |
Final presentation II |
Final presentation II |
3.0 |
4.5 |
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17 |
online learning |
online learning |
online learning |
3.0 |
4.5 |
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18 |
Final files due |
Final files due |
Final files due |
3.0 |
4.5 |
Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach by Jeffrey M. Wooldridge.
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