This course provides an in-depth survey of selected state–of–the–art topics in Econometrics, such as new development in theoretical econometrics, computational methods in econometrics, econometric models for preferences and pricing, the econometrics of industrial organization, index numbers and the econometrics of trade, and models of consumer and worker choice. Course materials will be drawn from Handbook of Econometrics and selected journal articles. Students will apply these techniques and concepts to real life cases and examine their usefulness in various fields of economics and finance. By engaging in these exercises, students further strengthen their discovery skills.

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