Jan-Egbert Sturm: Katalogdaten im Frühjahrssemester 2017

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NameHerr Prof. Dr. Jan-Egbert Sturm
LehrgebietWirtschaftsforschung
Adresse
Professur f. Wirtschaftsforschung
ETH Zürich, LEE G 305
Leonhardstrasse 21
8092 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
Telefon+41 44 632 50 01
E-Mailsturm@kof.ethz.ch
URLhttp://www.kof.ethz.ch/sturm
DepartementManagement, Technologie und Ökonomie
BeziehungOrdentlicher Professor

NummerTitelECTSUmfangDozierende
363-0570-00LPrinciples of Econometrics
Voraussetzung: Vorkenntnisse in Ökonomie erforderlich.
3 KP2GJ.‑E. Sturm, S. Pichler
KurzbeschreibungThis econometrics course focuses on regression analysis. It covers fundamental methods of cross-sectional, time series, and panel data analysis.
LernzielThis course provides an introduction to fundamental econometric methods. An equal emphasis is placed both on theoretical understanding and on applying methods to real-world problems.
InhaltThis course is intended for students who are interested in econometrics and have already taken introductory course in economics (e.g. the course "Principles of Macroeconomics". Econometrics stands for the application of some specific statistical methods to the field of economics. In econometrics, the starting point is a theoretical model explaining some aspect of the economy. This model is compared with the available statistical facts about the economy. Econometrics uses statistical tests to tackle various questions, including: How well or badly does the model fit the observed facts? Does any other available model fit them any better? In any model, how large is the estimate of the effects of one variable on any other, and how reliable is the estimate? How far into the future, and with what degree of reliability, can the model predict any variable of interest?
LiteraturWooldridge, Jeffrey M. (2016), Introductory Econometrics : A Modern Approach, 6th Edition. ISBN 130527010X | 9781305270107
363-0584-00LInternational Monetary Economics3 KP2VJ.‑E. Sturm, J. Kingeski Galimberti
KurzbeschreibungWhat determines the foreign exchange rate in the short- and long-term? What are the effects of monetary and fiscal policy in an open economy? What drives a country's choice of the foreign exchange rate regime and why are some countries more prone to financial crises than others? A number of simple theoretical frameworks will be developed that allow us to discuss recent economic policy issues.
LernzielThe core objective of the course is to develop simple macroeconomic models of open economies that can be usefully applied to international economic phenomena ranging from global financial imbalances, the Chinese exchange rate regime, the European Monetary Union, reform proposals for the international financial architecture, to global financial crises.
SkriptLecture notes will be made available via Moodle.
LiteraturKrugman, Paul, Maurice Obstfeld and Marc Melitz (2014), International Economics, Theory and Policy, 10th Global Edition, Pearson Addison Wesley.
364-0554-00LPhD Course in Dynamic Panel Data Econometrics3 KP1GM. Pfaffermayr, J.‑E. Sturm
KurzbeschreibungA five half-days applied and theoretical econometrics course, designed to enable students at the PhD-level to conduct empirical research in the field of microeconomics.
LernzielThis course focuses on techniques to analyse panel data sets containing only few time-series observations. The methods are illustrated and applied, both experimentally (in simulations) and empirically, in demonstrations which use the software packages EViews, Matlab and STATA.

The course emphasizes the interpretation, validation and actual finite sample (in)accuracy of dynamic econometric panel data methods when applied to contemporary topics in empirical economic research. Participants will be equipped with the econometric tools required to analyse dynamic relationships on the basis of panel data.
InhaltThe course consists of theory sessions, taught in a standard lecture format, including extensive illustrative computer demonstrations. Students will be provided with code and data which allows them during the afternoons (or at a later stage) to practice, provided they have arranged access (via their laptop) to the required software (preferably at least Stata).

1. Unobserved heterogeneity; static panel data models
2. Dynamic panel data models; method of moments estimation
3. Generalized method of moments; Arellano-Bond and Blundell-Bond estimation
4. Over-identification restrictions, instrument validity, instrument weakness
5. Tests for serial correlation and for the endogeneity/exogeneity status of regressors
6. Applications and practical performance
SkriptLecture notes and code will be made available during the first lecture.
Literatur(1) Hsiao, C. Analysis of Panel Data, 2003, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2nd edition.
(2) Baltagi, B. The Econometric Analysis of Panel Data, 2008, New York: John Wiley, 4th edition.
(3) Wooldridge, J.M. Econometric Analysis of Cross Section and Panel Data, 2010, Cambridge: MIT Press. 2nd edition.
(4) Cameron, A.C. und Trivedi, P.K. Microeconometrics: Methods and Applications, 2005, Cambridge University Press, Chapters 21 and 22.
(5) Verbeek, M. A Guide to Modern Econometrics, (2012), Chichester: John Wiley. 4th edition. Chapter 10.
(6) Arellano, M. Panel Data Econometrics, 2003, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
(7) Kiviet, J.F., Pleus, M., Poldermans, R.W. Accuracy and efficiency of various GMM inference techniques in dynamic micro panel data models, mimeo 2015 (to be distributed at the course).
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesThe course is offered by a visiting lecturer.

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364-1015-00LKOF-ETH-UZH International Economic Policy Seminar (University of Zurich)
No enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at UZH.
UZH Module Code: DOEC0584

Mind the enrolment deadlines at UZH:
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2 KP1SP. Egger, J.‑E. Sturm
KurzbeschreibungIn this seminar series, which is held jointly with Prof. Dr. Woitek and Prof. Dr. Hoffman from the University of Zurich, distinguished international researchers present their current research related to international economic policy. The participating doctoral students are expected to attend the presentations (bi-weekly). Moreover, a critical review has to be prepared for 1 of the papers presented
LernzielOn the one hand, participating students are exposed to research at the frontier of international economic policy research. On the other hand, skills such as critical thinking and preparing reviews are learned.
364-1026-00LIdentification and Causal Inference3 KP2VJ.‑E. Sturm, S. Pichler, M. Siegenthaler
KurzbeschreibungMost policy relevant research questions in the social sciences face the same challenge: How can we identify a causal impact of one variable on another when we cannot use a controlled experiment? This course will teach program evaluation methods for causal analysis based on non-experimental (i.e. observational) data, derive the underlying theory and discuss recent applications.
LernzielThe main objective of this course is to make PhD students familiar with program evaluation methods such as Difference-in-Differences/Event Study estimations, Instrumental Variables Estimators, Regression Discontinuity designs and Matching Methods. The course will cover the underlying theory, illustrate the connection to classical regression analysis, show how these different methods relate to each other and how they differ in terms of the required identifying assumptions as well as data needs. Recent research papers will be discussed to illustrate their use. The course has an applied focus. The goal is to place students in the position to have a broad toolkit of quasi-experimental methods and to apply these methods in their empirical research.
SkriptWe will provide printed slides at the beginning of each lecture.
LiteraturLecture notes will be provided and course will also draw on recent research papers. No specific textbook is required.
860-0013-00LPolitical Economy
Prerequisite: An introductory course in Economics is required to sign up for this course.
3 KP2VJ.‑E. Sturm, V. Eichenauer
KurzbeschreibungThis course takes incentives of politicians into account to form a better understanding of the formation of policy and the role of different political institutions in shaping economic policy.
LernzielIn principles courses of economics, the functioning of markets and ways in which the government can shape and influence are discussed. The implicit assumption thereby is that the government will act in the interest of society at large. This course takes incentives of politicians into account to thereby form a better understanding of the formation of policy and the role of different political institutions in shaping economic policy. The course will consist of three blocks. In the first, the basic issues and the tools of modelling political equilibria will be discussed. These will subsequently be used to look into redistributive policies. The focus thereby is on how the interplay between democratic institutions and self-seeking individuals, lobby groups, and parties determines the degree of redistribution in a society. By taking also intertemporal issues into account, the third part allows us to analyse public debt levels, pensions, capital taxation and economic growth.
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesAn introductory course in Economics is required to sign up for this course.