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31952-01 - Lecture: Microeconometrics: Panel Data (3 CP)

Semester spring semester 2025
Course frequency Every spring sem.
Lecturers Kurt Schmidheiny (kurt.schmidheiny@unibas.ch, Assessor)
Content Outline:
1. Basic Panel Data Models: Fixed and random effects, cluster-robust standard errors, testing RE vs. FE effects under heteroskedasticity, time trends, cohort vs. time effects, bootstrap methods for small numbers of clusters
2. Event Studies with Two-way Fixed Effects Estimation (TWFE): basic event study design, event study design with staggered treatment, binning and identification of dynamic treatment effects, distributed-lag models, multiple treatments, varying treatment intensity
3. ‘New’ Difference-in-differences Estimation (DiD): TWFE and DiD, identification of average treatment effects on the treated (ATT) with DiD, non-identification of ATT with TWFE and staggered treatment, alternative estimators of ATT with staggered treatment
Learning objectives This course discusses advanced tools for the econometric analysis of cross-section and panel data. Each of the tools will be implemented using standard statistical software (R and Stata) and real world data. Students will learn how to choose the adequate statistical method, discuss its identifying assumptions, correctly interpret its results and to translate them into economically meaningful answers.
Bibliography Readings:
- Cameron, A. Colin and Pravin K. Trivedi (2005), Microeconometrics: Methods and Applications, Cambridge University Press
- Wooldridge, Jeffrey M. (2010), Econometric Analysis of Cross Section and Panel Data, 2nd Edition, MIT Press.
- Original articles tba
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Admission requirements Prerequisites:
12036 Econometrics, 41957 Advanced Econometrics
Course application Registration: Please enroll in the Online Services (services.unibas.ch);

Eucor-Students and mobility students of other Swiss Universities or the FHNW first have to register at the University of Basel BEFORE the start of the course and receive their login data by post (e-mail address of the University of Basel). Processing time up to a week! Detailed information can be found here: https://www.unibas.ch/de/Studium/Mobilitaet.html
After successful registration you can enroll for the course in the Online Services (services.unibas.ch).

Applies to everyone: Enrolment = Registration for the course and the exam!
Language of instruction English
Use of digital media No specific media used

 

Interval Weekday Time Room
wöchentlich Tuesday 10.15-12.00 Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S6 HG.52

Dates

Date Time Room
Tuesday 18.02.2025 10.15-12.00 Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S6 HG.52
Tuesday 25.02.2025 10.15-12.00 Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S6 HG.52
Tuesday 04.03.2025 10.15-12.00 Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S6 HG.52
Tuesday 11.03.2025 10.15-12.00 Fasnachstferien
Tuesday 18.03.2025 10.15-12.00 Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S6 HG.52
Tuesday 25.03.2025 10.15-12.00 Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S6 HG.52
Tuesday 01.04.2025 10.15-12.00 Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S6 HG.52
Tuesday 08.04.2025 10.15-12.00 Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S6 HG.52
Tuesday 15.04.2025 10.15-12.00 Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S6 HG.52
Tuesday 22.04.2025 10.15-12.00 Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S6 HG.52
Tuesday 29.04.2025 10.15-12.00 Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S6 HG.52
Tuesday 06.05.2025 10.15-12.00 Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S6 HG.52
Tuesday 13.05.2025 10.15-12.00 Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S6 HG.52
Tuesday 20.05.2025 10.15-12.00 Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S6 HG.52
Tuesday 27.05.2025 10.15-12.00 Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S6 HG.52
Modules Modul: Fachlich-methodische Ausbildung (PhD subject: Staatswissenschaften)
Module: Field Electives in Economics and Public Policy (Master's Studies: Economics and Public Policy)
Module: Preparation Master's Thesis in Economics (Master's Studies: Sustainable Development)
Module: Specific Electives in Data Science and Computational Economics (Master's Studies: Business and Economics)
Module: Specific Electives in Economics (Master's Studies: Business and Economics)
Module: Statistics and Computational Science (Master's Studies: Actuarial Science)
Specialization Module: Areas of Specialization in International and/or Monetary Economics (Master's Studies: International and Monetary Economics)
Assessment format record of achievement
Assessment details MSc: written exam, date and room tbd
PhD: written exam, graded project
Assessment registration/deregistration Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration
Repeat examination no repeat examination
Scale 1-6 0,1
Repeated registration as often as necessary
Responsible faculty Faculty of Business and Economics , studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch
Offered by Faculty of Business and Economics

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