S316 Policy Analysis and Evaluation

Lecturer:		Prof. Dr. Bernhard Boockmann
Profiles:		B.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration B.Sc. in International Economics B.Sc. in International Business Administration
Prerequisites:		Quantitative Methods in Economics and Business Administration
Language:		English
Time and Place:		Wed 8:15 a.m - 9:45 a.m, R. 332, Mohlstr. 36 (lecture) Mon 6:15 p.m - 7:45 p.m, PC Labor (tutorial)
Start:		First week of winter term (lecture), third week (tutorial)
Exam:		Written Exam (60 Min)
Credits Points:		6 ECTS

Topics

Introduction

Randomised experiments

Regression analysis and statistical matching

Instrumental variables

Regression discontinuity design

Difference-in-differences

Cost-benefit analysis

An evaluation project

Course information

Part of the course will be organized as practical sessions in the PC Lab.

Participants need to be able to access the PC Lab.

Please note: The computer lab sessions for this course will start on 30 October at 6:15 p.m.

The first lecture will take place on 18 October at 8:15 a.m.

Readings

The course will be based on Angrist, J.D., and Pischke, J.-S. (2015): Mastering ‘Metrics, Princeton University Press. A list of further references will be provided.