This is Robert's teaching page. It should contain course
descriptions for all lecture courses, some links to older
material, and announcements that serve as a means of communicating
short-run changes to course participants.
[Latest update
15/11/2020]
[Continuously under construction]
Courses in the winter semester 2020
General
comment: Planning ahead for this semester is difficult because of the many
uncertainties concerning the reaction of the university and of other
institutions to the issue of a virus disease. I am trying to update this page
according to the currently most probable situation.
040131 Introductory Econometrics
UK (4 hours per week, 8 ECTS)
Language of instruction: English
Time and
location:
Monday, 9:45-11:15, Hörsaal 1, Oskar Morgenstern Platz
Wednesday, 9:45-11:15, Hörsaal
1, Oskar Morgenstern Platz
Starts: October 5, 2020
Specific comment: Unfortunately, all face-to-face teaching was
stopped at the beginning of November. We continue via synchronous on-line
teaching at the usual time units. Because teaching is on-line, we do not have
to restrict ourselves to the units convened in U:Find,
however, so all possible time slots are used, of course excepting no-teaching
days and holidays. Two units must be reserved for the tests (midterm and
final). Finals should happen, unless otherwise convened, in the last unit in
January. The October course units have been recorded, with video recordings
accessible to participants via Moodle.
Course
description: The
course introduces the most common statistical methods that are used in
empirical economics. This includes linear regression (ordinary least squares,
generalized least squares, instrumental variables) in static and dynamic
equations and the corresponding hypothesis tests (restriction tests as well as
diagnostic tests). The basic literature used for the course is Jeffrey M.
Wooldridge: Introductory Econometrics (South-Western, 4th
edition). The methods are highlighted in empirical applications using Stata.
Plan of
the course:
Assessment is based on two written tests and on assignments. Dates will be convened in class: first test
will be on December 2, second test
in the last unit in January. No alternative dates for these tests can be
provided. Tests carry weights of 35 % each in the final grade. An
additional 30 % of the final grade can be obtained from occasional
homework assignments (each of them carries 10 %, and there may be more
than three) that can be done in groups of up to three students. A positive
grade requires at least 50 % of the score of 100 and attendance at the
first written test. Dropping the course without a grade is only possible before
the first written test.
VO (2 hours per week, 4 ECTS)
Language of instruction: English
Time and
location:
Because of the
current regulations, this course is done virtually (here, they call this “digitally”)
and for the time being asynchronously. An asynchronous course consists of
teaching material (videos and other files) that is made accessible to
participants via Moodle, as the course progresses. A transition to synchronous
teaching is still under consideration.
Starts: October 5, 2020
Course
description: The
course covers topics in the realm of macroeconomics that will help students
understand and analyze the macroeconomic performance of countries both in the
long run and at business-cycle frequencies.
This lecture course reviews material on macroeconomics that participants
know from their bachelor studies and aims at deepening this knowledge. The
textbook "Macroeconomics: Institutions, Instability, and the Financial
System" (Wendy Carlin & David Soskice; Oxford University Press) serves
as the main literature for this course. Topics to be covered are:
1. The demand side of the economy
Course descriptions
for past semesters can be accessed by links beneath this line:
Summer semester
2020 Winter semester
2019
Summer semester
2019 Winter semester
2018
Summer semester
2018 Winter semester
2017
Summer semester
2017 Winter semester
2016
Summer semester
2016 Winter semester
2015
Summer semester
2015 Winter semester
2014
Summer semester 2013 Winter semester 2012
Summer semester 2012 Winter semester
2011
Summer semester 2011 Winter semester
2010
Summer semester 2010 Winter semester 2009
Summer semester 2008 Winter semester 2007
Summer semester 2007 Winter semester 2006
Summer semester 2006 Winter semester 2005
Summer semester 2004 Winter semester 2003
Summer semester 2003 Winter semester 2002
Since
2012, course grades do not appear on these pages, for reasons of data
protection. Participants are always informed via e-mail.
Grades
from the era before 2012 can be accessed here.
Regarding the continuing coronavirus problem, of course I have to follow
the rules and instructions that are being announced for the whole university. I
still hope that some normalcy will return soon, hopefully even during the WS
2020. There are no regular office hours for the time being, but I can meet with
students physically in my office, alternatively we can skype. Whereas distance
teaching can be an interesting challenge, distance examinations by construction
have strong characteristics of a farce. I still hope that tests and exams at
the university location will be feasible in this semester, which would be the
definitively preferred option.
General information for all courses
If you
have any paper material for me (such as homework assignments or forms), please
leave it with our administration. Never leave any material with other faculty.
In case you cannot attend a test (not an exam; there are special
regulations for no-show at exams) for important reasons or you are unable to be
present at any other dated event within a course, please give me notice via
e-mail immediately. I expect such notifications to arrive within three days
after the event that you missed.
Course information for 040131 Introductory Econometrics
·
Since November 4, teaching is done on-line via BigBlueButton. All material is available on the Moodle
surface. There are also recordings for the October sessions. The BigBlueButton sessions are also recorded in principle, but
the unit on November 11 was not recorded due to technical problems.
Unfortunately, technical problems are expected to occur again, particularly if
teaching must be done from “home office”.
·
The midterm test will be on December 2, it will be done
on-line ‘digitally’. Instructions will be provided soon. Also, role-model tests
will be uploaded on Moodle.
Course information for 040216 Macroeconomics
(MA)
·
Since November 9, teaching has been switched from
asynchronous (voice-over) to synchronous via Blackboard Collaborate. Sessions
are also recorded, so they can be watched later. All material is accessible to
participants via the Moodle surface.
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course material for SS 2020, for reference
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course material for WS 2019, for reference
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course material from SS 2019, for reference
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course material from WS 2018, for reference
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course material from SS 2018, for reference
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course material from SS 2017, for reference
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course material from WS 2016, for reference
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course material from SS 2016, for reference
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course material from WS 2015, for reference
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course material from WS 2014, for reference
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course material from SS 2013, for reference
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course material from WS 2012, for reference
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course material from SS 2012, for reference
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course material from WS 2011, for reference