Introduction to Applied Econometrics

This is an introductory course of econometrics for undergraduate students in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota. My role as teaching assistant included the preparation of weekly sessions. I prepared examples in R to reinforce econometric concepts that students learned during lectures.

Labs

  • Lab 1: Introduction to R and Rmarkdown (pdf)

  • Lab 2: Data cleaning (pdf)

  • Lab 3: Central limit theorem (pdf)

  • Lab 4: Regression analysis (pdf)

  • Lab 5: Endogeneity and hypothesis testing (pdf, activity)

  • Lab 6: Midterm review (pdf)

  • Lab 7: Intro to LMPs, logits, and probits (pdf)

  • Lab 8: LPMs, logits and probits (pdf)

  • Lab 9: Marginal effects (pdf, summary)

  • Lab 10: Time series (pdf)

  • Lab 11: Time series review and panel data (pdf)

  • Lab 12: Panel data, treatment effects and final review (pdf, summary 1, summary 2)

Cheat sheet

  • R Markdown and R commands (pdf)