2017 Stata Econometrics Summer School

Advanced training

10-14 Jul 2017, ISEG (Lisbon School of Economics and Management), Lisbon

Description


Timerlake Portugal and Cemapre (Technical University of Lisbon) are jointly organizing a Summer School in Econometrics. The Summer School aims to provide the full set of tools and techniques that any modern applied economist needs to know. Participants will learn the fundamental principles of modern econometrics, and will also learn how to apply the techniques properly using the software Stata. The course will take place at Cemapre (ISEG), in the center of Lisbon, in July 2017. The Summer School is suitable for Academic Staff, Masters/PhD students and professionals that need to analyse data. It aims to offer an effective way to reach an advanced level of econometric analysis. Therefore, in order to get the most out of the course, basic knowledge of statistics and econometrics is required. The course will be taught in English.

Day 1: Introduction to Stata
Data Management, Commands, and Graphs
Day 2: Single equation Linear Models
Large Sample Approximations, Method of Moments Estimation, Generalized Method of Moments
Day 3: Systems of Linear Equations and Panel Data Models
The General Model and Its Special Cases, Estimating Systems, Estimating Panel data Models
Day 4: Non-linear Models
Binary Outcome and Multinomial Models, Tobit Models, Selection Models and Count Data Models
Day 5: Stata Programming
Do-file programming, The ml, nl and gmm commands, Mata, Ado-file programming


Organizers:

Pierre Hoonhout (Universidade de Lisboa)

Accommodation

For more information please contact us.

Contacts

CEMAPRE - Centre for Applied Mathematics and Economics

Rua do Quelhas, n.º 6
1200-781 Lisboa
Portugal

Email: cemapre@iseg.ulisboa.pt
Tel: (+351) 213 925 876