309.720.01
Applied Econometrics for Health Policy Research
Course Status
Cancelled
Course Status
Cancelled
Location
East Baltimore
Note: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, this
course was held in a virtual/online format.
Term
4th Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2020 - 2021
Instruction Method
TBD
Tu, Th, 10:30 - 11:50am
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Advanced Methods in Health Services Research: Analysis (309.716)
Advanced econometrics course that builds on techniques introduced in the prerequisite courses. Topics addressed include techniques for risk adjustment and provider profiling, advanced topics in instrumental variables analysis, calculating appropriate marginal effects and standard errors, heterogeneous treatment effects, decomposition approaches, and methods of assessing the robustness of various estimates. Students work on independent research projects that provide hands-on exposure to research design and data analysis with Stata.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Use econometric methods to estimate causal effects of health policies
- Characterize average and heterogeneous treatment effects
- Design a health econometrics research study, analyze data, and present results in publication-quality manuscripts
- Transition to independent dissertation research