Household Heterogeneity and Inequality (MSc)

This is an advanced M.Sc. Research Module that I taught at the University of Bonn.

Syllabus

Guide on writing a research project

Stata tutorial

Teaching evaluations:

• 2021/22 (average lecturer grade 1.4 on the German scale, where 1.0 is best and 5.0 is worst; 11 students responded)

Lecture notes:

• Lecture notes 1: OLG model (steady state)

• Lecture notes 2: Data on inequality

• Lecture notes 3: Estimating labor income process

Problem sets (please email me for solutions):

• PS 1A (OLG steady state using Matlab)

• PS 1B (OLG steady state with mortality and idiosyncratic risk)

• PS 2 (cross-sectional inequality in the SCF with STATA)

• PS 3 (labor income process using CPS with STATA)

• PS 4 (mobility in the PSID using STATA)

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