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EC3305

This module focuses on teaching programming tools and econometrics software for economics using Stata. Students will learn fundamental programming and data analysis skills through hands-on practice with datasets. Assessment includes class participation, midterm and final tests involving a data analysis task, and a group project reproducing an analysis from a research paper. The module aims to provide industry-relevant training in data skills and is recommended for students pursuing applied economics or research-focused careers.

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EC3305

This module focuses on teaching programming tools and econometrics software for economics using Stata. Students will learn fundamental programming and data analysis skills through hands-on practice with datasets. Assessment includes class participation, midterm and final tests involving a data analysis task, and a group project reproducing an analysis from a research paper. The module aims to provide industry-relevant training in data skills and is recommended for students pursuing applied economics or research-focused careers.

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National University of Singapore

Special Term Part II, AY2015/2016 (Mon, 20 Jun 2016 ~ Fri, 22 Jul 2016)
EC3305 Programming Tools for Economics

Instructor: Nina Guyon

Module description:

This module focuses on teaching programming tools and econometric softwares for
economics. The aim is for students to master basic programming skills and to know how to
use a broadly used econometrics software. It will be a "hands-on" module during which
students will learn to explore, modify, manage and analyze data. They will also learn how to
learn by themselves skills that will not be covered in class. At the end of the course, students
will be able to produce a given analysis starting from any type of raw data. Applications will
cover several fields of applied economics.

The department has received feedback from employers and students that they would value
industry relevant training in computer programming as applied to economics. This new
module will satisfy this need and will also be key for students willing to work in government
policy jobs and academia where they are often exposed to data analysis.

Students will learn fundamental programming skills that will be very useful on the job
market and for their whole career. By working with data themselves, students will also get a
better sense of the empirical issues linked to data management and will be able to apply the
theoretical concepts seen in previous lectures. This year, the module will focus on the Stata
software. Classes will take place either in the computer lab, either in a usual room if licenses
are available for students to use Stata on their own laptop.

This module is highly recommended to students willing to do a Honours thesis in applied


economics.

Assessment:

Tutorials/Seminars (10%):
In class discussions of common students issues, together with other types of class
participation, will determine 10% of the student's overall grade.

Tests (60%):
There will be one test for the mid-term review and another one at the end of the semester (and
no other final examination). Each test will be a 2 hours test in the computer lab (as each
student needs to have access to a computer). Students will be asked to use the data
management and analysis skills seen in class to achieve a given task. The database will be
provided and identical for all. For the second test, students will be asked to use more
advanced skills than for the mid-term test.

Group project (30%):


There will be one group project consisting of 2 to 4 students depending on the class
enrolment. Students will be asked to treat a given database to produce a specific analysis.
This may involve reproducing a simple part of the analysis done in a selected applied
economics research paper.
Tentative Syllabus:
This module focuses on teaching programming tools to students by using the econometric
software Stata. Students will learn to explore, modify, manage and analyze data.
The covered topics will be:
1. Importing and exporting data
2. Organizing datasets
3. Creating new variables
4. Checking for data consistency
5. Analyzing data
6. Pure programming

Readings:
Use of online guides and notes on Stata, EViews, R, SAS or Matlab, such as:
http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/ (for R, SAS and Stata)
http://www.stata.com/links/resources-for-learning-stata/
http://support.sas.com/documentation/index.html

Prerequisites:
Modules students must have completed before signing up for this module:
EC2101 Microeconomic Analysis I
EC2102 Macroeconomic Analysis I
EC2104 Quantitative Methods for Economic Analysis
EC3303 Econometrics I

Schedule:
Class commencement: Mon, 20 Jun Fri , 22 Jul 2016
There are 2 lectures on Monday, 20 June: one from 10 am to 1pm, the other from 3pm to
6pm.
All other lectures are from 10 am to 1pm, on Thursday and Friday.

Classroom June July


Schedule Monday Thursday Friday Thursday Friday
20
23 24
EC3305 Comp Lab Makeup 1 - 1
no class no class
(AS4-01-17) : (10.00-13.00)
20
Makeup 2 30 - 7 8
(15.00-18.00)
- - - 14 15
- - - 28 29

EC3305 LTBSR
(AS2-0312):
As comp lab is not - - - 21 22
available these two
days

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