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| Semester | spring semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers | Beat Hintermann (b.hintermann@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | In this master seminar, students familiarize themselves with a paper in the field of public or environmental economics published in a top journal and gain practical experience with data management and analysis. The skills acquired will be useful in the context of writing the master thesis, as well as in students’ subsequent careers. The task is to replicate and extend the assigned paper. Articles will be suggested, but students are free to propose their own paper that they wish to replicate, subject to approval by Prof. Hintermann. The extension can focus on a subsample, include additional explanatory variables, employ an alternative methodology and/or use additional data. The goal of the extension is to provide additional insights and to investigate the robustness of the results in the original work. Since the focus of this seminar is empirical and involves the application of existing code associated with the chosen paper, previous knowledge of statistical software packages will be helpful. Most of the papers listed in the seminar are written in Stata or R. We will support the students during the seminar, but we do not have the capacity to offer a personalized introduction to the different software packages. Please keep this in mind when signing up for the seminar. If you have absolutely no experience with statistical software packages, we suggest that you attend an introductory course at the beginning of the semester. |
| Learning objectives | See content. |
| Bibliography | See syllabus |
| Weblink | Weblink auf ADAM |
| Admission requirements | Completed Bachelor in Business and Economics. The further prerequisites are - 12036 Econometrics must be passed successfully and - 46933 Advanced Public Economics: Expenditure and Taxation (or an equivalent course of another University), which can be taken simultaneously in spring term 2021. More about the general prerequisites and the allocation process can be found here: https://wwz.unibas.ch/de/studium/master-business-and-economics/masterseminare/ Knowledge of Stata, or R is recommended. |
| Course application | The application for this seminar is done centrally and online until January 6, 2021 with the Studiendekanat. The link to the online application form and more information can be found here: https://wwz.unibas.ch/de/studium/master-business-and-economics/masterseminare/ The registration is binding. In case of non-participation after registration it will be noted as "nicht erschienen" in the transcript. For a break up after recieving a subject and title, there will be a "1.0" recorded. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| unregelmässig | See individual dates | ||
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 01.03.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 23.03.2021 | 14.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Wednesday 05.05.2021 | 09.15-17.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 06.05.2021 | 09.15-17.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Modules |
Module: Seminar Papers (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) |
| Assessment format | seminar credit |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Registration/deregistration: faculty |
| 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 |