Veranstaltungen

Vorlesung

Bayesian Econometrics


Name im Diploma Supplement
Bayesian Econometrics
Anbieter
Lehrstuhl für Ökonometrie
Lehrperson
Prof. Dr. Christoph Hanck
SWS
2
Sprache
englisch
Turnus
unregelmäßig
maximale Hörerschaft
unbeschränkt
Hörerschaft

empfohlenes Vorwissen

Knowledge of basic econometric concepts such as communicated in our bachelor and master courses “Einführung in die Ökonometrie" and “Methoden der Ökonometrie“ as well as good working knowledge of mathematical statistics.

Lehrinhalte

  • Bayesian inference
  • Classical simulation methods
  • Markov chains
  • Markov chain Monte-Carlo methods
  • Gibbs-Sampler, Metropolis-Hastings algorithm
  • Applications, such as linear regression, Lasso, (multivariate) time series, latent variable models

Literaturangaben

  • Greenberg, E. (2013). Introduction to Bayesian econometrics (2. Aufl.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Hayashi, F. (2000). Econometrics. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press.

didaktisches Konzept

Classes are organized around traditional lectures. Students are however expected to contribute intensively through active discussion. Lectures are complemeted via, e.g., illustrations in R, joint interactive programming to better understand the statistical concepts as well as comprehensive problem sets to deepen students’ proficiency.

Vorlesung: Bayesian Econometrics (WIWI‑C1205)