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Quantitative Analysis of Policy
Issues - Spring 2003
This
course introduces the student to an applied, intermediate level
of quantitative and econometric analysis. It is intended to be
a very hands-on, experience-oriented class, helping the student
to develop the skills necessary to carry out empirical analyses
of policy issues that especially lend themselves to quantitative
specification. The course primarily focuses on the analysis of
survey data in cross-sectional and panel form. The course starts
with a review of simple data description, then moves to the simple
regression model for continuous response data, the multiple regression
model for continuous response data, and proceeds to regression
models for binary data, and analysis of demographic data. In addition,
advanced topics such as instrumental variable estimation, time
series analysis, and estimation of simultaneous equations will
be discussed. The course also addresses problems unique to public
policy, namely program evaluation. Pre-requisites: prior exposure
to statistics at the level of PUAF 610. |
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