ECON 474

Fall 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 24-Dec 9

Econometrics of Policy Evaluation

Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Develops the basic tools to understand and use modern econometric methods for estimating and making inference of causal effects. The topics include randomized experiments, natural experiments, matching methods, instrumental variables, and regression discontinuity. Focuses on topics which are relevant for policy problems.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: ECON 203; ECON 302; MATH 220/MATH 221 are required. MATH 231; ECON 471 are recommended.

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ECON 474 class schedule data for fall 2026
	Status		CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
			70818	Lecture-Discussion	A3	8:00AM -9:20AM	TR	119 David Kinley Hall	Chung, E	Availability: CrossListOpen (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: FIELD: Econometrics. Information on Fall Econ Course Restrictions: https://go.economics.illinois.edu/FallRestrictions Restriction(s): Restricted to Economics or Econometrics & Quant Econ or Computer Science & Economics major(s) or minor(s).
			70817	Lecture-Discussion	A4	8:00AM -9:20AM	TR	119 David Kinley Hall	Chung, E	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Graduate credit requires an additional paper or project beyond the undergraduate requirements for this course. Contact instructor for details as soon as instruction begins. See section B3 for restriction details. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.