Stata for Economists - JEM174
Title: Stata for Economists
Czech title: Stata for Economists
Guaranteed by: Institute of Economic Studies (23-IES)
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Actual: from 2017 to 2017
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 4
Examination process: summer s.:combined
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity: 40 / unknown (44)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Note: priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
Guarantor: PhDr. Radek Janhuba, M.A., Ph.D.
Teacher(s): PhDr. Radek Janhuba, M.A., Ph.D.
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Annotation -
The course will provide an introduction to the Stata software with emphasis on data analysis and management as well as application of statistical and econometric methods. By the end of the course, students will be able to use Stata in order to conduct all parts of a standard research project.

More information will be provided on Moodle before the course starts.
Last update: Janhuba Radek, PhDr., M.A., Ph.D. (16.11.2016)
Literature -

The course will not specifically follow a textbook - materials for the course will be posted on Moodle: https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=4475

 

Some content and materials will come from the following books:

Mitchell, M. N., (2010), Data Management Using Stata: A Practical Handbook, StataCorp LP.

Kohler, U. & Kreuter, F., (2009), Data Analysis using Stata, 2nd Edition, StataCorp LP

Baum, C., (2006), An Introduction to Modern Econometrics using Stata, StataCorp LP

Cameron, A. & Trivedi, P., (2010), Microeconometrics Using Stata, Revised Edition, StataCorp LP

Last update: Janhuba Radek, PhDr., M.A., Ph.D. (08.02.2017)
Teaching methods -

Lectures in the computer room (016). Students will have the opportunity to do all tasks at the same time as lecturer.

Last update: Janhuba Radek, PhDr., M.A., Ph.D. (02.12.2015)
Syllabus -

Session times:

The course will run in a compact mode from Monday, February 12, 2018, until Friday, February 16, 2018. There will be three 80 minute sessions from Monday to Thursday and an exam + Q&A session on Friday. The times will be as follows:

Monday 12.2.: 12:30-13:50, 14:00-15:20, 15:30-16:50

Tuesday 13.2.: 12:30-13:50, 14:00-15:20, 15:30-16:50

Wednesday 14.2.: 12:30-13:50, 14:00-15:20, 15:30-16:50

Thursday 15.2.: 12:30-13:50, 14:00-15:20, 15:30-16:50

Friday 16.2.: 12:30-13:50

 

Requirements:

Empirical project 50%

Exam 30%

Short day-to-day home assignments 20% (4 HWs, 5% each)

 

Course Outline:

  1. Introduction to Stata
  2. Getting data in and out, inspecting and describing the data
  3. Manipulating the database, combining multiple datasets
  4. Producing graphics
  5. Application of econometric methods
  6. Basics of programming
Last update: Janhuba Radek, PhDr., M.A., Ph.D. (06.02.2018)