Applications invited for Research Methodology Workshop on Econometric Methods for Economic and Business Research for Ph.D. Students

Research Methodology Workshop on Econometric Methods for Economic and Business Research for Ph.D. Students

About the Organization:

Indian Institute of Technology - Roorkee is among the foremost of institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in engineering, basic and applied research. Their mission is to create an environment that shall foster the growth of intellectually capable, innovative and entrepreneurial professionals, who shall contribute to the growth of Science and Technology in partnership with industry and develop and harness it for the welfare of the nation and mankind

About the Workshop

Most popularly, econometrics, as evolved from the discipline of Economics, provides the assortments of tools and techniques to analyze the actual economic and business phenomenon quantitatively. In the past few decades, the subject matter of econometrics has developed beyond testing and forecasting the economic, financial, and business theories and is most suited for decision-making and policy evaluation in economics and business research. It has evolved as an interdisciplinary subject, and knowledge of it enables practitioners, managers, and social scientists to critically analyze the impact of research on society and vice versa. Such a workshop will offer the participants the practical guidelines for applied research in economic and business issues using advanced econometric tools.

Objectives:

The objective is to direct the participants through all the stages of economic analysis—from identifying a viable economic and business research problem, explore economic data sources, make a choice and model the issue with relevant tools, designing the frame for submission of a dissertation, report, or research article in high-quality journals. Emphasize on the variety of cross-sectional and panel data econometric research methods alongside frontier optimization tools like stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) and data envelopment analysis (DEA) approaches, with particular emphasis on the implementation of these methods using econometric and frontier analysis software. Examples will illustrate the methods from the diverse fields of business and economics. Hands-on training sessions will be conducted using Stata/EViews and R-software.

Coverage:

Topics to be covered include

• Introduction to Research Methodology and Methods in Economics and Business Research
• Methods & Tools for Defining and Collecting Economic Data
• Sample and Sampling designs, Data visualization, Summarization, and Inferences
• Classical Linear Regression Analysis: Estimation and Regression Diagnostics
• Beyond OLS- Robust regression, Logit, Probit, Tobit, Censored Regression Analysis
• Time series models- Stationarity tests, Cointegration in Single & Multiple Equations
• Program Evaluation Techniques: Difference-in-Difference, Propensity Score Matching, Regression Discontinuity
• Parametric Approaches to Efficiency and Productivity Measurement: Stochastic Frontier Analysis
• Nonparametric Methods to Efficiency and Productivity Measurement: Data Envelopment Analysis
• Technology Heterogeneity and Meta-frontier Analysis in the Frontier Analysis
• Modeling Bad and Non-discretionary Variables in the Frontier Analysis
• Mechanics of Writing a Research Report and Research Paper
• Publishing Research Paper, Handling Plagiarism & Selecting Journals
• E-library and E-databases
• Report Presentations by Participants

Eligibility criteria for participants

• All the registered Ph.D. students of any Indian University/Institute in Economics, Business Studies, & Management will be eligible to apply for the course.
• MPhil students and faculty members are not eligible for this programme.
• However, college or university teachers or members of recognized research institutions who are registered as a Ph.D. candidate can apply.
• The number of seats is limited to 30. Only 20 outstation and 10 local participants could be accommodated on a merit basis.
• The priority will be given to the participants from the neighbouring states.

Duration & Venue of the Workshop:

The Workshop will be conducted from July 20, 2020, to July 29, 2020. The workshop will be organized in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee-247667, Uttarakhand, India

How to Apply:

Interested candidates can apply to Course Director along with duly filled up the registration form on or before April 20, 2020. Registration form can be downloaded from the institute’s website http://www.iitr.ac.in/. A soft copy of registration form may please be sent through email at humanities.iitr@gmail.com followed by a hard copy of the registration form and required documents to the Course Director of Workshop

The duly filled in registration form must be accompanied with the following enclosures:

• Brief CV of the applicant along with mark-sheets of Graduation & PG.
• Ph.D. registration certificate
• Brief two-page synopsis covering Title of Study, Statement of Problem, Scope of Study, Objectives of Study, Hypotheses, Census/ Population / Sample design – Sample Size, Sample Unit, Sampling frame, Data collection and Data Analysis.
• Attested copy of Caste/Community certificate of ST/SC/OBC/Minority.

Contact:

For any information/clarification, please write at humanities.iitr@gmail.com or contact the Course Director - Dr. Rachita Gulati

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