Summer Term 2012

Please send a non-binding application via email to empwifo[at]uni-potsdam.de as soon as possible indicating your name, study programme (BA/MA) and preferred seminar topic(s). In addition to that, an individual and informal preliminary meeting with Prof. Caliendo to discuss the topic is mandatory prior to enrollment.

Exam 

• Seminar paper (approx. 25 pages)
• Participation in colloquium
• Presentation
• Commenting on another presentation

Creditable as

• Economics: MA-FK-600

Content

We will use case studies from different economic fields (e.g. Labour, Public Policy or Entrepreneurship) to discuss different empirical questions.

Selected areas from theory and practice:

• Empirical Economics
• Public Policy Evaluation
• Entrepreneurship Dynamics
• Personality Traits, Preferences and Economic Outcomes
• Job Search and Unemployment Dynamics

Die Veranstaltung wird auf Englisch gehalten.

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• Additional Information (UPDATE: 23.05)
• Additional Information
• Information on Problem Sets/Group Presentations
• Results Problem Sets 1 and 2
• Results Problem Sets 3 and 4
• Exam Results (1)
• Exam Results (2)

Zu erbringende Leistung

• Klausur 60 Min.
• Aktive Mitarbeit und Präsentation während der Veranstaltung

Anrechenbar als 

• VWL: MA-600

Inhalt

Practical session of microeconometric estimation techniques.

Literatur

• Wooldridge, J. (2009): Introductory Econometrics. A Modern Approach. Thomson South Western, Ohio.
• Cameron, C., and P. K. Trivedi (2005): Microeconometrics. Methods and Applications. Cambridge University Press, New York.
• Cameron, C., and P. K. Trivedi (2009): Microeconometrics Using Stata. Stata Press, College Station, Texas.
• Greene, W. H. (2012): Econometric Analysis. Pearson, Massachusetts.

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• Exam Results

Exam

• Written exam 60 min.

Creditable as

• Economics: BA-600, B.BM.VWL.410, B.VM.VWL.510, B.VM.VWL.610
• Business Administration: BA-P-601, B51

Content

This course deals with fundamental statistical methods and their applicability in business administration and economics. Students will be enabled to analyze economic theories and issues statistically and to interpret the results with regard to their content. After completion the students should have a methodological base for further studies.

Topics

• Descriptive Statistics
• Data Collection and Data Presentation
• Probability Calculus
• Inferential Statistics

Literature

• Schira, J. (2009): Statistische Methoden der VWL und BWL. Pearson Studium.