59038 - Analysis of Spatial and Longitudinal Data

Academic Year 2007/2008

  • Moduli: Cristina Bernini (Modulo 1) Cristina Bernini (Modulo 2)
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
  • Campus: Rimini
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LS) in Business Information Systems (cod. 0366)

Learning outcomes

The course offers methodological tools for the analysis of economic and business variables  with territorial diffusion and dynamic behaviour.  The lectures present the basic statistical methods for the analysis of spatial and longitudinal microdata. The course is focused on the use of  spatial and longitudinal data base.

Course contents

Program First Part (prof. Pellegrini)

 1. Introduction: Economic regional diversity in

2. Regional grid: administrative and functional regions. The case of SLL

3  Territorial cluters of firms: measurement problems

4. Spatial autocorrelation

5. Spatial concentration

6  Elements of spatial econometric modelling

7. Applications

 

Program Second Part (prof.Bernini)

  1. Longitudinal microdata and economic analysis:

o       ·  The aggregation theory: representative agent hypothesis and exact aggregation theory

o       ·  Statistical analysis of individual data

o       ·  Panel survey and cross sectional repeated in time survey

2. Linear models for panel data

o       Fixed effects models

o       Random effects models

o       Dynamic panel data models

3. Linear models for pseudo-panel data

o       ·Individual and dynamic effects

o       ·Fixed and random effects models

Readings/Bibliography

G. Arbia e G. Espa, Statistica economica territoriale, CEDAM.

 C. Hsiao (2003) Analysis of panel data- press

Teaching methods

Theoretical lectures and laboratories

Assessment methods

Oral examination

Teaching tools

Slides by teachers

Office hours

See the website of Cristina Bernini