309.720.01
Applied Econometrics for Health Policy Research
Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
In-person
Thursday, 5:30 - 8:30pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
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)
Builds on advanced econometrics techniques that were introduced in the prerequisite courses. Addresses topics including 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. Works 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
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 40% Final Paper
- 30% Participation
- 30% Written Assignment(s)