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NA0172

Applied Econometrics

The course will cover multivariate regression, nonlinear regression, panel data, instrumental variables, regression discontinuity designs, and differences between experimental and quasi-experimental methods. The course will also cover ways to deal with econometric problems which often arise in applied work, such as missing values, multiple outcomes, non-random samples and outliers. The course will also discuss different philosophies and approaches to causal inference, including the potential outcomes framework, reduced form estimation and structural estimation. The course will cover basic to advanced statistical programming.


Information from the course leader

Welcome to the course Applied Econometrics, 7.5 hp!

This course is a collaboration with Uppsala University. All education and examination will be held at Uppsala University.

You will find more updated information about the course if you click on the link below. https://www.uu.se/en/admissions/freestanding-courses/course-syllabus/?kpid=42839&type=1

Registration at SLU

Register for the course at SLU only!

When you are about to register for courses that are given by Uppsala University, you have to register at SLU.

Register for the course at SLU in Ladok Student. If there is a problem contact the administration at SLU econ-edu@slu.se. Registration is open 2023-01-26 – 2023-02-09. After registration closes, we send a registration list to Uppsala University so they can register you manually. Please remember to register as soon as possible.

You can only get access to the course material on Studium at Uppsala University after you have registered at SLU. It may take up to a few days until you receive confirmation from Uppsala University that you can activate your student account at Uppsala University. The student account is needed to access their Ladok Student to sign up for exams. Make sure to activate your student account at SLU.

If you have any questions regarding the course, please contact studentadmin@nek.uu.se

If you discontinue the course, we kindly ask you to notify econ-edu@slu.se. We will register a non-completion in Ladok and notify Uppsala University.

If you need special support, please inform the course leader or student administration at the start of the course so that special arrangements can be made.

Questions

If you have questions regarding the course content, the student account, Studium or Ladok Student at Uppsala University, please contact studentadmin@nek.uu.se. For other questions, please contact econ-edu@slu.se.

Course evaluation

The course evaluation is now closed

NA0172-30135 - Course evaluation report

Once the evaluation is closed, the course coordinator and student representative have 1 month to draft their comments. The comments will be published in the evaluation report.

Additional course evaluations for NA0172

Academic year 2023/2024

Applied Econometrics (NA0172-30333)

2024-02-15 - 2024-03-19

Academic year 2021/2022

Applied Econometrics (NA0172-30213)

2022-02-18 - 2022-03-23

Academic year 2020/2021

Applied Econometrics (NA0172-30196)

2021-02-18 - 2021-03-23

Academic year 2019/2020

Applied Econometrics (NA0172-30174)

2020-02-20 - 2020-03-24

Academic year 2018/2019

Applied Econometrics (NA0172-30203)

2019-02-21 - 2019-03-25

Academic year 2017/2018

Applied Econometrics (NA0172-30058)

2018-02-12 - 2018-03-25

Syllabus and other information

Grading criteria

Grading criteria for NA0172 Applied Econometrics, VT2023

The course is offered in collaboration with the Department of Economics at Uppsala University (UU), which is also responsible for the examination of the course.

The course examiner grades the students according to the grading scale decided by the Department of Economics, UU, for the course 2NE822 Applied Econometrics while applying the below grading criteria.

Exam points

UU grade

0 – 49%

Fail / F

50 – 54%

Sufficient / E

55 – 64%

Satisfactory / D

65 – 74%

Good / C

75 – 89%

Very good / B

90 – 100%

Excellent / A

SLU uses a different grading scale for NA0172 Applied Econometrics than what is applied by UU for 2NE822 Applied Econometrics. Below is a table for transferring the grades decided by the course examiner at UU to SLU's grading scale.

UU grade

ECTS grade

SLU grade

Fail

F

F

Sufficient

E

3

Satisfactory

D

3

Good

C

3

Very good

B

4

Excellent

A

5

Litterature list

Stock, James H.; Watson, Mark W. Introduction to econometrics Fourth edition, global edition: Harlow: Pearson, [2020]

Course facts

The course is offered as an independent course: No The course is offered as a programme course: Environmental Economics and Management - Master's Programme Agricultural, Food and Environmental Policy Analysis (AFEPA) - Master's Programme Agricultural Economics and Management - Master's Programme Tuition fee: Tuition fee only for non-EU/EEA/Switzerland citizens: 13090 SEK Cycle: Master’s level (A1N)
Subject: Economics Economics
Course code: NA0172 Application code: SLU-30135 Location: Uppsala Distance course: No Language: English Responsible department: Department of Economics Pace: 100%