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The chair is interested in microeconometrics, in particular models for discrete cross-sectional and panel data. Empirical projects cover topics in welfare economics, education, labor, and health economics. For more details, see the research section and the University's research database.
We offer a range of courses in statistics, general econometrics, and microeconometrics; see our teaching program of this term.
Latest Publications
K. E. Staub (2009), Simple tests for exogeneity of a binary explanatory variable in count data regression models, Communications in Statistics: Simulation and Computation, 38 (9), 1834-1855.
Boes, S., and R. Winkelmann (2010),The Effect of Income on General Life Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction, Social Indicators Research, 95:111–128.