METHODS AND STATISTICAL MODELS FOR ECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICIES Single channel

Chair (Coordinator) and Rapporteur: DANIELA MARELLA

Module 1: Sample designs for policy analysis

Activity type
Discipline Statistiche e Matematiche
SSD
SECS-S/01
Year
N/D
Semester
N/D
CFU
6
Hours distribution
48 classroom hours
Lecturers
DANIELA MARELLA
DANIELA MARELLA

Module 2: Statistical models for the economy

Activity type
Discipline Statistiche e Matematiche
SSD
SECS-S/01
Year
N/D
Semester
N/D
CFU
6
Hours distribution
48 classroom hours
Lecturers
VINCENZINA VITALE

Objectives

The formative objectives of the course include understanding the general principles for designing and implementing sample surveys on finite populations. In this regard, both probabilistic and non-probabilistic techniques will be discussed, emphasizing their advantages and disadvantages, and the definition of estimates of the most important population parameters and the evaluation of the sampling error of estimators will be carried out. In addition, the course aims to provide students with some basic knowledge about nonsampling errors, the different types and their effect on the validity of survey results. Such knowledge will enable students to interpret sampling results in relation to sustainability by identifying possible intervention strategies.

Learning outcomes

Module: Sample designs for policy analysis
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Module: Statistical models for the economy
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Prerequisites

Module: Sample designs for policy analysis
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Module: Statistical models for the economy
Basics of Probability and Statistical Inference.

Programme

Module: Sample designs for policy analysis
N/D
Module: Statistical models for the economy
1. Introduction to R software
2. Review on random variables
3. Linear regression model
4. Statistical Inference for Regression
5. Some extensions of linear regression model
6. Models with discrete dependent variables


Books

Module: Sample designs for policy analysis
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Module: Statistical models for the economy
- R. Carter Hill William E. Griffiths Guay C. Lim. Principi di econometria. Zanichelli

- Venables WN, Smith DM, and the R Core Team. An introduction to R. Disponibile su: https://cran.r-project.org/manuals.html.



Bibliography

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Module: Statistical models for the economy
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Lessons mode

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Module: Statistical models for the economy
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Frequency

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Module: Statistical models for the economy

THE ATTENDANCE OF THE COURSE IS OPTIONAL AND NOT COMPULSORY.


Exam mode

Module: Sample designs for policy analysis
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Module: Statistical models for the economy
The final exam consists of a written test including exercises and open questions

Example exam questions

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Module: Statistical models for the economy
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Arguments

Module: Sample designs for policy analysis
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Module: Statistical models for the economy

  • Introduction to R
    • Books: Teaching notes

  • Review on random variables
    • Books: Teaching notes

  • Types of data
    • Books: R. Carter Hill William E. Griffiths Guay C. Lim. Principi di econometria. Zanichelli chap 1 - Teaching notes

  • Simple Linear regression model
    • Books: R. Carter Hill William E. Griffiths Guay C. Lim. Principi di econometria. Zanichelli chap 2 (par 2.8 excluded) - Teaching notes

  • Interval estimate and hypotesis testing
    • Books: R. Carter Hill William E. Griffiths Guay C. Lim. Principi di econometria. Zanichelli chap 3 (par. 3.6 excluded) - Teaching notes

  • Least square prediction - goodness of fit
    • Books: R. Carter Hill William E. Griffiths Guay C. Lim. Principi di econometria. Zanichelli chap 4 par 4.1 - 4.2 - 4.3.4-4.3.5 - Teaching notes

  • Multiple regression model - polynomial models
    • Books: R. Carter Hill William E. Griffiths Guay C. Lim. Principi di econometria. Zanichelli cap 5  - Teaching notes

  • Other results on regression model
    • Books: R. Carter Hill William E. Griffiths Guay C. Lim. Principi di econometria. Zanichelli chap 6 par 6.1 - 6.3.4-6.4-6.5 - Teaching notes

  • log-log models - log-linear models - Linear-log models
    • Books: R. Carter Hill William E. Griffiths Guay C. Lim. Principi di econometria. Zanichelli  par 2.8.3-2.8.4- 4.3.2 - 4.3.3- 4.6  - Teaching notes

  • Dummy variables
    • Books: R. Carter Hill William E. Griffiths Guay C. Lim. Principi di econometria. Zanichelli chap 7 ( 7.2.4.a,b,c, 7.4, 7.5 excluded) - Teaching notes

  • Logistic regression model
    • Books: Teaching notes


  • Academic year2026/2027
  • Degree program to which the course belongsEconomics and policies for global sustainability
  • Mandatory presenceNo
  • Languageita
  • CFU12 CFU, distributed among 2 integrated didactic modules
  • Total duration96 hours