ECON-676 Applied Microeconometrics for Labor and Development (3)

Advanced topics in empirical methods for labor and development economics, with focus on intuition and research applications. The main facets are data mining, structural and non-structural approaches to policy evaluations, and time dimension in microanalysis. The course provides a short R tutorial and introduction to machine learning. Intended for students interested in extending their toolkit of micro-empirical methods. Usually Offered: alternate springs (odd years). Prerequisite: ECON-623 or ECON-823. Recommendation: ECON-662 or ECON-673.