After successful completion of the course, students are able to work through a concrete scientific text in applied econometrics and to present the corresponding content in an understandle kind of manner.

Econometric methods and applications.

In this semester we will discuss a selection of econometric papers dealing with Income inequality. These papers have been published in a special issue of the journal econometrics. 

Presentations of the participants.

The course is planned entirely in presence.

Changes are possible due to the current COVID situation.

Presentations

1. 30.3. KLADOS: “Top Incomes, Heavy Tails, and Rank-Size Regressions” von Christian Schluter.
2. 06.4. HOCHSCHWARZER: "From the Classical Gini Index of Income Inequality to a New Zenga-Type Relative Measure of Risk: A Modeller’s Perspective" von Francesca Greselin und Ričardas Zitikis.
3. 27.4. RENGER: “Statistical Inference on the Canadian Middle Class” von Russell Davidson.
4. 04.5. HORAK: “Decomposing the Bonferroni Inequality Index by Subgroups: Shapley Value and Balance of Inequality” von Giovanni M. Giorgi und Alessio Guandalini.
5. 11.5. BAUMGARTINGER: “Inequality and Poverty When Effort Matters” von Martin Ravaillion.
6. 18.5. KNAPP: “Polarization and Rising Wage Inequality: Comparing the U.S. and Germany” von Dirk Antonczyk, Thomas DeLeire und Bernd Fitzenberger.
7. 25.5. BANKL: "Income Inequality, Cohesiveness and Commonality in the Euro Area: A Semi-Parametric Boundary-Free Analysis" von Gordon Anderson, Maria Grazia Pittau, Roberto Zelli und Jasmin Thomas

Presentation and summary.

Registration takes place at the preliminary meeting on March 7.

Basic knowledge in statistics and econometrics.