Sommersemester 25

Lecture with integrated exercise

Advanced R for Econometricians (ARE)

Lecturer:
  • Prof. Dr. Christoph Hanck
  • M.Sc. Martin Schmelzer
Contact:
Term:
Summer Semester 2025
Cycle:
Block course
Time:
See description
Room:
S06 S00 B08
Start:
05.04.2025
Language:
English
Moodle:
Lecture in Moodle
LSF:
Lecture in LSF
Participants:

Important Notes:

Admission: The number of participants is limited. Please apply in advance by emailing a one-page letter of motivation to Martin Schmelzer by March 28. Additionally, the completion of a self-assessment is mandatory (outcomes not relevant for the admission decision).

Description:

The course teaches advanced topics in R programming that become increasingly relevant for everyday applications in both applied and theoretical econometrics and empirical economics. It covers, amongst other topics, advanced concepts in programming (object orientation, profiling, debugging), packages for modern applications in data science and cutting-edge R extensions, e.g., for parallel computing and C++ integration.

A good understanding of basic R programming is required!

Times/Dates: Saturdays 10:00 – 16.00 on

05.04.
12.04.
26.04.

10.05.
17.05.
24.05.

07.06.
14.06.

See the module manual  for further info.

Room S06 R00 B08 is in Rotationsgebäude S06S, Campus Essen.