Applied Econometrics ECN 305A

Qualitative Independent Models here

Qualitative Dependent Variable Models here

Censored and Truncated Models here

Sample Questions here

Students must note that this is an applied paper and students are expected to learn ACTUAL data handling and econometric exercises using real data.

'R' software, which is open source and freely available will be used. Students have to install the latest version of R-Studio in their personal computers along with packages to be mentioned during the semester. R-Studio can be downloaded from HERE.

Energy Economics ECN 405B

Handouts for the Energy Economics classes are here:

Climate Change & Energy - Introduction

Energy Sector in India: Overview

Power Sector in India: Overview

MPhil - Infrastructure & Development

Problem Set:

• Students can find a problem set for practice HERE.

Assignments:

• Students have to write ANY ONE Term paper and Present it.
• The Term Paper is due on 11th June, 2018, 12.30 pm IST. 

TOPIC: Infrastructure and Economic Development: A Review

              OR

            Impact of Infrastructure on Indian Economy

• The first topic is a Review paper while the second one is empirical work to be done through collection of data and econometric/statistical exercise.
• Term Papers of each student must be separate and unique, based on the following sectoral assignment:

1. Transport Infrastructure - Sanchita
2. Electricity Infrastructure - Sanjukta
3. Water/Sanitation Infrastructure - Debleena
4. Education Infrastructure - Moumita
5. Health Infrastructure - Mukur

• Term Paper will count towards Internal Assessment of this paper

Reading List:

Essential:

• World Development Report, 1994
• India Infrastructure Report - Various Years
• Majumder, R. (2008) - Infrastructure and Development in India: Interlinkages and Policy Issues, Rawat

Other Readings:

• The Impact of Infrastructure on Growth in Developing Countries, Estache and Garsous, 2012, IFC Economics Notes; HERE  
• The Output Cost of of Latin America's Infrastructure Gap, César Calderón and Luis Servén, Central Bank of Chile Working Papers No 186, 2002; HERE
• Hulten, C., and A. Isaksson (2007). Why Development Levels Differ: The Sources of Differential Economic Growth in a Panel of High and Low Income Countries. NBER Working Paper No. 13469. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research; HERE  
• Infrastructure Services In Developing Countries: Access, Quality, Costs and Policy Reforms, C. Briceño-Garmendia, A. Estache, N. Shafik, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 3468, December 2004; HERE 
• Infrastructure, Growth, and Inequality: An Overview, César Calderón and Luis Servén, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 7034, 2014; HERE  
• Emerging Infrastructure Policy Issues in Developing Countries: A Survey of the Recent Economic Literature, Antonio Estache, Background Paper for the October 2004 Berlin meeting of the POVNET Infrastructure Working Group, World bank; 2004
• Rao, V.K.R.V (1981) 'Infrastructure and Economic Development', Commerce, Annual Number, Vol.141, No.3628, p.9
• Infrastructure and Poverty, Louis Pouliquen, WDR 2000 Background Papers; HERE
• Poverty and Inequality in India: The Role of Infrastructure, Asian Economic Review, Vol 55, No 3, 2013; A previous version HERE 
• Infrastructure, Geographical Disadvantage, and Transport Costs, Nuno Limao and Anthony Venables, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 2257, 1999; HERE

Transport Infrastructure

• Rodrigue, J-P et al. (2018) The Geography of Transport Systems HERE

Social Infrastructure

• Union Budget of India 2016-17, Ch 10; HERE
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