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Micro-Econometrics ECO 6175 Abel Brodeur: Week 1

This document provides an overview of the course ECO 6175 Micro-Econometrics. It includes the course description, prerequisites, textbook information, topics to be covered over the semester, evaluation criteria, a data exercise, and information about the required research project. Students will learn concepts and tools in micro-econometrics with a focus on empirical applications. Evaluation will consist of a midterm exam, data exercise, individual research project and presentation, and a final exam. LaTeX and Stata will be used for writing and data analysis.

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Micro-Econometrics ECO 6175 Abel Brodeur: Week 1

This document provides an overview of the course ECO 6175 Micro-Econometrics. It includes the course description, prerequisites, textbook information, topics to be covered over the semester, evaluation criteria, a data exercise, and information about the required research project. Students will learn concepts and tools in micro-econometrics with a focus on empirical applications. Evaluation will consist of a midterm exam, data exercise, individual research project and presentation, and a final exam. LaTeX and Stata will be used for writing and data analysis.

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MICRO-ECONOMETRICS

ECO 6175
ABEL BRODEUR
Week 1
Syllabus

Prerequisite: ECO5185 (or equivalent).


Textbook:
• There is no required textbook for this course. Many of the
readings listed below are articles for which the University of
Ottawa has an online subscription. The following books were
made available on reserve.

• A good graduate text which covers many of the concepts we


will discuss (and is thus a good resource to consult) is:
-Wooldridge, Jeffrey M. Econometric Analysis of Cross
Section and Panel Data. MIT Press, 2002.
ECO 6175
Official Description:

Analysis of the concepts and tools used in


micro‐econometrics with particular focus on
empirical applicability. Topics may include
discrete choice models, limited dependent
variables, panel data, duration models, and
program evaluation, together with relevant
economic applications.
• Introduction (January 9)
• Program Evaluation and Limitations of OLS (January 16 & 23)
• Randomized Control Trial (January 30)
• Instrumental Variables (February 6)
• Regression Discontinuity Design (February 13)
• Difference-in-Differences (February 27)

Midterm Exam: March 6

• Matching and Synthetic Control Methods (March 13)


• Presentations: Master Students (March 20)
• Presentations: PhD Students (March 27)
• Research Transparency (April 3)
Evaluation

• Midterm exam (March 6th, 2018) 25%

• Data Exercise 5%

• Research project
– Individual written component 30%
– Presentation 10%

• Final Exam 30%


Data Exercise
The purpose of this data exercise is to help you discover the
statistical software Stata.
You need to submit your preferred estimate (and do-file that
generates it) for an earnings function that has as regressors:
Education, experience, gender, and province. We are interested
in the coefficients on gender and education.

The data exercise is due on February 4th.

The mark breakdown for the brief will be as follows:


• Text (Clarity/Organization/Style) /0
• Results and do-file /5
RESEARCH PROJECT:

The research paper should be no more than 22 pages and no less


than 20 pages (double spaced, 12 point font).
• I strongly recommend that you discuss your topic with me as
early as possible during the term so as to ensure that you do
not select an unacceptable or infeasible topic
• The research paper and your do-file are due on April 16th.
Send me your research paper and your do-file by email
• You need to write an empirical paper. Empirical papers use
data collected by observation, or by experiment, to answer a
research question
RESEARCH PROJECT:
Title page and abstract: 1 page
Introduction: 3 pages approximately
Conceptual framework: 1-2 pages approximately
Data and descriptive statistics: 2 pages approximately
Identification strategy: 1-2 pages approximately
Results: 3 pages approximately
Conclusion: 1 page
Reference: 2 pages approximately
Figures and tables: 6 pages approximately

Provide complete references, i.e. author, title, journal, etc.


Follow the style guide for the Quarterly Journal of Economics.
RESEARCH PROJECT
The mark breakdown for the research project will be as follows:

Research paper
Content /25
Organization/Style/Clarity /5

Presentation
Content /7
Organization/Style/Clarity /3
RESEARCH PROJECT (2016)
• Taxi vs Uber
– Weather shocks and Diff-in-diff
• Earnings penalty of attending school in a First Nations
Community
– Instrumental variable
• Cultural diversity and individual income in Canadian cities
– Instrument to remover measurement error
• Negative Health Effects from Elevated Water Lead Levels in
the U.S
– Diff-in-diff
• Signing treaties and well-being of indigenous communities
– Diff-in-diff
RESEARCH PROJECT (2017)
• Effects of rail construction on house prices in London
– Distance and control group
• Impact of retail marijuana on crime rates in Colorado
– Diff-in-diff
• Discrimination among National Hockey League referees
• Empirical study of Canada’s 2003 market access initiative
• How long do you spend at the checkout? Comparing credit
cards, debit cards and cash
– Instrumental variable
RESEARCH PROJECT (2018)
• Effects of WWII on fertility and female LFP in the US
– Rely on county fatalities
• The effect of positive test results on competitors’ behavior
– IWF and World Anti-doping Database

• Does legalizing marijuana increase/decrease alcohol


cigarettes sales?
• Does gender quotas affect female development? Evidence
from India
• Does banning e-cigarettes affects smoking behavior?
Questions?
LaTeX
We are done with powerpoint/word! From now on, we will use
LaTeX for writing papers and doing presentations (beamer)

• Where can I get information about LaTeX?


– Internet!
• Is it difficult to learn how to use LaTeX?
– It’s not complicated, but it takes time. Better start now!
• I do not know where to start…
– Ogura, L. M. 2010. “Template-Based Introductory Guide to LaTeX for
Economics,” Grand Valley State University
– I also uploaded on Blackboard my own paper and all the LaTeX files to
reproduce it
Brodeur (2018)
• This paper is about terrorism in the U.S.
– Feel free to use my LaTeX files for your own
research paper and your master/Ph.D. thesis
– You may download the paper here:
https://sites.google.com/site/abelbrodeur/papers
Stata
We are done with Excel! From now on, we will use Stata for
evaluating programs

• There are other statistical software packages, but I want you


to use Stata
• If you wish to order your own copy of Stata, you must do so
through the company
– Stata is available in the campus computer labs for social science
students

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