| Detailed information |
| Pre-requisites |
(*)KS Statistik für Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften
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| Original study plan |
Bachelor's programme Economics and Business 2024W |
| Objectives |
Students learn the fundamentals of empirical research in economics. In particular, the class teaches how to choose appropriate data, research designs, and methods to answer economic questions.
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| Subject |
Introduction to causality theory, data types and acquisition, choice of appropriate research designs for different economic questions, descriptive methods and visual data analysis, bivariate regression models.
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| Criteria for evaluation |
End-of-term exam
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| Methods |
Lectures and presentations
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| Language |
German or English |
| Study material |
Scott Cunningham (2021), Causal Inference: The Mixtape, Yale University Press.
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Corresponding lecture |
(*)572GVWLEMEK20: KS Empirical Economics (3 ECTS)
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