Here’s your roadmap for the semester!
- Content (): Links and information on readings and slides.
- Assignment (): Detailed information, instructions, and grading criteria for each assignment. Assignments are due by 11:59 PM on the day they’re listed.
Jan 12
(Class 1) |
Introduction |
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Jan 19
(Class 2) |
Data and Version Control |
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Jan 21 |
Check-in 1 |
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Jan 24, 26
(Class 3-4) |
Hospital Prices and HCRIS Data |
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Jan 28 |
Check-in 2 |
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Jan 31, Feb 2
(Class 5-6) |
Introduction to Causal Inference |
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Feb 1 |
Homework 1 |
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Feb 4 |
Check-in 3 |
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Feb 7, 9
(Class 7-8) |
Matching or Weighting |
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Feb 11 |
Check-in 4 |
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Feb 14, 16
(Class 9-10) |
Application to Hospital Pricing |
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Feb 18 |
Check-in 5 |
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Feb 21, 23
(Class 11-12) |
Smoking and CDC Data |
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Feb 25 |
Check-in 6 |
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Feb 25 |
Homework 2 |
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Feb 28, Mar 2
(Class 13-14) |
Instrumental Variables |
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Mar 4 |
Check-in 7 |
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Mar 14, 16
(Class 15-16) |
Estimating Demand for Cigarettes |
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Mar 18 |
Check-in 8 |
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Mar 18 |
Homework 3 |
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Mar 21, 23
(Class 17-18) |
Medicare Advantage (MA) and MA Data |
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Mar 25 |
Check-in 9 |
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Mar 28, 30
(Class 19-20) |
Regression Discontinuity |
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Apr 1 |
Check-in 10 |
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Apr 4, 6
(Class 21-22) |
Quality ratings and insurance choice |
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Apr 8 |
Check-in 11 |
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Apr 8 |
Homework 4 |
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Apr 11, 13
(Class 23-24) |
The ACA and Medicaid Expansion |
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Apr 15 |
Check-in 12 |
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Apr 18, 20
(Class 25-26) |
Difference-in-Differences |
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Apr 22 |
Check-in 13 |
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Apr 25
(Class 27) |
Medicaid Expansion and Uninsurance |
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Apr 25 |
Homework 5 |
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May 2 |
Final Project |
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