LEARNING OUTCOMES
This short course will cover several topics on the econometrics of treatment effects. The main emphasis will be on the economic interpretation and identification of various treatment effect parameters, using the Marginal Treatment Effect as a building block for other types of treatment effect parameters. We will pay special attention to the underlying identifying assumptions, which will be analyzed from a statistical and behavioral viewpoint. We will also examine methods allowing to pin down the distribution of treatment effects and discuss the use of factor models in this context as well in the broader context of measurement error models.
Credits: 6
Schedule: 14.04.2025 - 16.04.2025
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Ciprian Domnisoru
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
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Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
Introduction and Identification of treatment effects; Treatment effect heterogeneity and MTE; Treatment effects and generalized Roy model; Distributional treatment effects and factor models
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Homework
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lectures; Exercise sessions; Homework
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
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Prerequisites
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FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
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Teaching language: English
teaching period: 2024-2025: Spring IV