364-0513-00L Empirical Methods in Energy and Environmental Economics
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2020 |
| Lecturers | M. Filippini |
| Periodicity | two-yearly recurring course |
| Course | Does not take place this semester. |
| Language of instruction | English |
Courses
| Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364-0513-00 V | Empirical Methods in Energy and Environmental Economics Does not take place this semester. Block course | 24s hrs | M. Filippini |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | This course is designed for PhD & advanced Masters students who are interested in energy and environmental economics. The focus of the lectures/seminars is on methods of applied econometrics in these fields. The course is composed of lectures on specific topics and a seminar. In the seminar, students will have an opportunity to present own papers or to present and discuss empirical studies. |
| Learning objective | The objectives of this course are twofold: first, students will learn about the application of econometric techniques in the fields of energy and environmental economics. Second, through the presentation of their papers or the presentation and discussion of the existing literature, students will also get a sense of how critical thinking can be used to assess empirical research in energy and environmental economics. |
| Content | Day 1: Thursday, January 9 09:00 – 10:30 Session 1: Multinomial choice, heterogeneity (instructor: Greene) 11:00 – 12:30 Session 2: Multinomial choice, heterogeneity (instructor: Greene) 13:30 – 15:00 Session 3: Latent class and Mixed logit (instructor: Greene) 15:30 – 16:30 Session 3: Latent class and Mixed logit (instructor: Greene) Day 2: Friday, January 10 08:30 – 10:00 Session 1: Measurement of the energy efficiency (instructor: Filippini) 10:30 – 12:00 Session 2: Structural models (instructor: Houde) 13:00 – 14:30 Session 3: Student Presentations 15:00 – 16:30 Session 3: Student Presentations Day 3: Saturday, January 11 08:30 – 09:30 Session 1: Seminar by Prof. Kenneth Gillingham (Yale University) 09:30 – 10:30 Session 1: Seminar by Prof. Beat Hintermann (Basel University) 10:30 – 11:30 Session 1: Seminar by Prof. Matt Kotchen (Yale University) 10:30 – 12:30 Session 2: Student Presentations 13:30 – 15:30 Session 3: Student Presentations |
| Lecture notes | Lecture notes will be made available to the students. |
| Prerequisites / Notice | Students are expected to have attended courses in advanced microeconomics and in econometrics. |
Performance assessment
| Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| ECTS credits | 3 credits |
| Examiners | M. Filippini, W. Greene, S. Houde |
| Type | graded semester performance |
| Language of examination | English |
| Repetition | Repetition only possible after re-enrolling for the course unit. |
| Additional information on mode of examination | The students are required to form groups of two to make one presentation of an already published paper and then write a review report (of 2-3 pages) of the selected paper. The evaluation will be based on the submitted report and the presentation. Students are expected to make a beamer presentation after the lectures each day. The duration of each presentation (and subsequent discussion) should be no longer than 45 minutes. The deadline for turning in the report is one week after the class. |
Learning materials
| No public learning materials available. | |
| Only public learning materials are listed. |
Groups
| No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
| There are no additional restrictions for the registration. |
Offered in
| Programme | Section | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctoral Department of Management, Technology, and Economics | Doctoral Studies in Economics | W |  |