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| Semester | spring semester 2023 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Meredith Fowlie (meredith.fowlie@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Course description: This course is designed to prepare graduate students to conduct their own empirical research in the field of energy and environmental economics (EEE). Lectures are organized around econometric methods that are commonly used in EEE research. These include randomized controlled trials, instrumental variables, and structural estimation. The goal is to help students develop a deeper understanding of how these methods are used across a range of applications including (but not limited to): electricity markets, energy demand, air pollution impacts, market-based environmental regulation, economics of wildfire, technology adoption, renewable energy policies, and environmental justice. |
| Learning objectives | see course description |
| Bibliography | Textbook: We will pick and choose from a variety of texts, papers, and resources. Lecture content will draw most heavily from the following resources: • Imbens, Guido and Donald Rubin. Causal Inference in Statistics and Social Sciences (2015). • Train, Kenneth (2009). Discrete Choice Models with Simulation. Cambridge University Press. • Wooldridge, J., (2001), Econometric Analysis of Cross Section and Panel Data. MIT Press. More literature can be found in the syllabus |
| Admission requirements | Students must have completed a graduate course in econometric. Previous coursework in environmental economics will also be helpful, but not required. |
| Course application | Registration: Please enrol in MOnA within the registration deadline. Without registration you are not admitted to the exam. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block | See individual dates | ||
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 05.06.2023 | 10.15-16.30 | Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S10 HG.45 |
| Tuesday 06.06.2023 | 10.15-16.30 | Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S10 HG.45 |
| Wednesday 07.06.2023 | 10.15-16.30 | Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S10 HG.45 |
| Thursday 08.06.2023 | 08.15-12.00 | Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S10 HG.45 |
| Modules |
Modul: Fachlich-methodische Weiterbildung (Doctoral Studies - Faculty of Business and Economics) |
| Assessment format | end-of-semester examination |
| Assessment details | • Problem set (70%) I will assign a problem set that emphasize applications of methods we are discussing. This will be due after the course is convened. • Class participation (30%) Participation is based on in-class contributions to paper discussions and short written responses to reading assignments. Reading assignments and writing prompts will be distributed in advance of the course. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Business and Economics , studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Faculty of Business and Economics |