Econometrics I

In this course we provide an understanding of basic econometric methods. Knowledge of these methods allows one to understand modern empirical economic literature and to perform one's own analysis of economic and business data. The technique of regression is discussed, as well as various extensions that are needed in concrete applications to deal with, for example, heteroscedasticity, autocorrelation, endogeneity, and non-linearity. Furthermore an introduction to discrete choice modeling is given. The main emphasis of the course is on the theoretical properties as well as interpretation of models and outcomes of estimation and testing procedures. The students practice this themselves by analyzing economic and business data by means of the software R and by deriving and interpreting formulas for basic models and concepts.