Name : Aman Ojas Desai
Email : adesai@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Class Schedule : MoWe 10:45AM - 12:00PM
(In-Person)
Room : B - Vert 11-150
Office Hours: MoWe 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM (B-Vert 10-260
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The course introduces econometric techniques useful to conduct empirical analysis in economics and finance. The purpose of the course is to enable the student to master the concepts and be able to complete an independent empirical project.
STA 2000 or equivalent and ZICK or ZKTP Student Group and ECO-BA Plan or STA-BA Plan or FIN-BBA Plan or ECO-BBA Plan or ECO-MIN or ZKECOF-MIN Plan and with 45 credits.
Firms, governmental or non-governmental agencies, regulators,
experts, etc., all rely increasingly on data analysis to assess
situations and take decisions. Statistical analysis and econometrics
offer powerful tools that are easy to use but that need to be used
properly. Interpreting results correctly from a statistical analysis is
also paramount to the discipline.
By the end of the semester students will be able to:
We will use this site as well as the Blackboard for our purposes in
this course. The course will be self - contained. You will not have to
buy a textbook. Econometrics is a major component of research in
economics and finance. There are many textbooks and supplementary
material to be found on the internet including video tutorials, practice
problems, and handouts. Students having doubts about the adequacy of a
specific source should discuss with the instructor. Students who wish to
acquire a textbook should preferably consider one of the following
textbooks.
Recommended Books
Open Access
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No Classes on Following Days
February - 13,20 (Mo) [21 (Tue) classes follow Monday schedule]
April - 5-13 Spring Recess
Final Exam – As per Baruch College’s Schedule
DataCamp Exercises - 20%
Assignments - 30%
Written Exam - 30%
Final Group Project - 20%
| Letter | Grade (over 100) |
|---|---|
| A | 93-100 |
| A- | 90-92.9 |
| B+ | 87.1-89.9 |
| B | 83-87 |
| B- | 80-82.9 |
| C+ | 77.1-79.9 |
| C | 73-77 |
| C- | 70-72.9 |
| D+ | 67.1-69.9 |
| D | 60-67 |
| F | below 60 |
The assignments throughout the semester will involve some problems that require coding. The primary software for the class will be R as it is open source and available for free to all. Please find these links below to install R and R-Studio on your machine.
Install R - https://cran.r-project.org/
Install R studio - https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/
Students will have a free subscription for six months to more than 360 courses on Datacamp under Datacamp for Classroom. You will be sent an invite link by the instructor. You are required to sign up using your Baruch email address. Do not use other email addresses. They will not work.
Students are responsible for checking the exam dates as well as assignment submission dates and avoid any conflict with other commitments. There will be a make up exam only if:
Attendance will not be checked. It is the students’ responsibility to attend classes. Sometimes, some information that is relevant for the midterm and the final exam will be given during the class (information that will not be found on lecture notes, books, or other supports).
At Baruch, we acknowledge that as a student, you are balancing many demands. During the semester, if you start to experience personal difficulties or stressors that are interfering with your academic performance or day to day functioning, please consider seeking free and confidential support at the Baruch College Counseling Center. For more information or to make an appointment, please visit their website at https://studentaffairs.baruch.cuny.edu/counseling/ or call 646-312-2155. If it’s outside of business hours (Monday-Friday 9-5pm) and you need immediate assistance, please call 1-888-NYC-WELL (888-692-9355). If you are concerned about one of your classmates, please share that concern by filling out a Campus Intervention Team form at https://studentaffairs.baruch.cuny.edu/campus-intervention-team.
We have a process at Baruch for determining whether a student who identifies as disabled is eligible for reasonable accommodations in order to complete the student’s academic program. We strive to ensure that no student with a disability is discriminated against and that none is denied participation in college programs and activities for lack of reasonable accommodations. Some people think that a disability has to be visible to be accommodated. This is not the case. There are many disabilities – diabetes, psychological illness, learning disabilities, AIDS, seizure disorders, arthritis, etc., – that require accommodations. Examples of accommodations include additional testing time; adaptive equipment; and taping of classes. If you feel that you may need a reasonable accommodation based on a disability, please contact the staff at the Office of Disability Services, Newman Vertical Campus, Room 2-271, or by phone at (646) 312-4590.
I fully support Baruch College’s policy on Academic, which states, in part:
“Academic dishonesty is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Cheating, forgery, plagiarism, and collusion in dishonest acts undermine the college’s educational mission and the students’ personal and intellectual growth. Baruch students are expected to bear individual responsibility for their work, to learn the rules and definitions that underlie the practice of academic integrity, and to uphold its ideals. Ignorance of the rules is not an acceptable excuse for disobeying them. Any student who attempts to compromise or devalue the academic process will be sanctioned.” Additional information can be found at http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/academic/academic_honesty.html
Students caught cheating will first receive a PEN grade and a report of suspected academic dishonesty will be sent to the Office of the Dean of Students. That grade will then be changed to an F grade (on top of the penalty decided by the Office of the Dean of Students).