| "Course Outline" |
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| (1) Ex-Ante Evaluation Methods (3 hour lecture) |
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| Todd and Wolpin (2010): "Ex Ante Evaluation Slides" |
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| Todd and Wolpin (2005): "Ex Ante Evaluation Methods, published in Annales d'Economie et de Statistique, 2010" |
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| Todd and Wolpin (2010): "Structural Estimation and Policy Evaluation, with Applications, published in Annual Review of Economics" |
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| Keane, Todd and Wolpin (2010): "Structural Estimation of Behavioral Models: Discrete Choice and Dynamic Programming Methods and Applications, in Handbook of Labor Economics,
Volume 2" |
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| (2) Dynamic Programming Application (1.5 hours) |
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| Todd and Wolpin (2006): "Handout on Ex Ante Evaluation in a Three Period Schooling Choice Model" |
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| Programming Problem |
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| Sample FORTRAN 90 Program to Implement Dynamic Fertily Model |
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| (3) Review of Nonparametric Estimation Methods (3 hours) |
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| Notes on Nonparametric methods |
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| Ichimura and Todd: "Implementing Nonparametric and Semiparametric Estimators" |
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| Nonparametric Methods Problem Set |
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| Instructions for Installing R |
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| Getting Started in R |
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| Sample R routine for nonparametric density estimation |
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| Sample R routine that calls a fortran program for nonparametric density estimation |
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| Sample fortran program for nonparametric density estimation |
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| Sample R program for local linear regression estimation |
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| Sample fortran program for local linear regression estimation |
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| (4) Ex Post Evaluation Methods (6 hours) |
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| Roy Model Slides |
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| Application of Roy Model to College Choice Decision: Rosen and Willis |
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| Ex Post Evaluation Methods Slides |
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| Matching Paper |
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| Todd (2005): "Evaluating Social Programs with Endogenous Program Placement and Selection of the Treated" |
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| Reg Discontinuity Paper |
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| Reg Discontinuity Paper Slides |
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| Ex Post Eval Problem Set |
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