ECON 7391.

051 Tools for Economic Research

Fall 2010, Saturday, 10-12:45, School of EPPS, UTDallas
Dr. Kruti Dholakia-Lehenbauer

CONTACT INFORMATION
Main Phone 972-883-2926
Office Location GR 3.232
Email Address kruti@utdallas.edu
Office Hours W/F 4:00-5:30 PM; R 5:00-7:00 PM or after class or By appointment
Other Information Please email me if you are arriving for office hours or for appointment

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

Officially, there are no prerequisites to this course. However, I will
function under the assumption that you are familiar with basic economic
Pre-requisites, Co- concepts. If you have never taken an economics class before, please
requisites, & other advise me immediately, so that I can accommodate your needs
restrictions accordingly in class discussions.
Please obtain your NET-ID if you have not obtained it yet, because email
sent from your utdallas.edu email address is encouraged.
Tools for Economic Research is a doctoral level course designed to
introduce students to econometric methodology and provide a refresher
for basic mathematic concepts relevant to a higher level doctoral study
Course Description
in economics or other social sciences. Various foundational topics such
as calculus, linear algebra, matrix algebra, and probability are covered in
the course. The use of STATA is also covered.
The course goals are:
· To enhance and clarify basic econometric concepts
Learning Outcomes · To provide a mathematical toolbox for budding economists
· To demonstrate the basic commands and using STATA to tackle
economic datasets.
There is no required textbook for this class. See last page of syllabus for
Required Texts & Materials
STATA requirements.
Suggested Texts, Readings,
Simon, C. and L. Blume. 1994. Mathematics for Economists, W.W. Norton
& Materials

COURSE POLICIES
Grading (credit) Criteria Attendance (physical and mental) is the primary criteria for P/F.
Make-up Exams Not relevant
Regular attendance is highly desirable. You are also responsible for all
announcements made in class, whether or not you attend. Thus, the
Class Attendance best policy is to attend every class. If you have to miss a class, due to
illness or other unavoidable conflict, try to borrow a fellow student’s
notes and informing me in advance.

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ECON 7391.051 Tools for Economic Research
Fall 2010, Saturday, 10-12:45, School of EPPS, UTDallas
Dr. Kruti Dholakia-Lehenbauer

CLASS SCHEDULE
DATE TOPICS, READINGS, ASSIGNMENTS
14-Aug Ch. 1 - Introduction
Ch. 2 - One Variable Calculus - Foundations
A1 - Sets, Numbers
A2 - Trigonometric functions
A3 - Complex Numbers
A4 - Integral Calculus
A5 - Introduction to Probability
21-Aug Ch. 3 - One Variable Calculus - Applications
Ch. 4 - One Variable Calculus - Chain Rule
Ch. 5 - Exponents and Logarithms
28-Aug Ch. 6 - Introduction to Linear Algebra
Ch. 7 - Systems of Linear Equations
Ch. 8 - Matrix Algebra
4-Sep Ch. 9 - Determinants: An Overview, etc.
11-Sep STATA - Introduction to Datasets, basic functions
18-Sep STATA - Running do files, graphing, etc.

These descriptions and timelines are subject to change at the discretion of the Professor.

For those of you who wish to look at the ancillary syllabus material, please visit:
http://go.utdallas.edu/syllabus-policies.

STATA Information:
You are encouraged to purchase STATA version 11 for use in this class, and potentially in other classes
that you are likely to register for at UTDallas. The main options available for students are:

Small STATA (6-month license) = $ 29.00

Small STATA (1-year license) = $ 49.00
STATA/IC (6-month license) = $ 65.00
STATA/IC (1-year license) = $ 98.00
STATA/IC (perpetual license) = $ 179.00
STATA/SE (perpetual license) = $ 425.00
Visit http://www.stata.com/order/new/edu/gradplans/gp-campus.html to place your order.

You can also obtain “A Gentle Introduction to STATA”, 3rd Edition for an additional $ 48.00 if you like.

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