FIN 604 - Stata in Finance
General Information
Students wishing to take Stata in Finance must apply for a place in this course. The application process is described below.
The topic of this course is the practical application of the statistics program “Stata” in Finance research. The course contains three major sections: How to use Stata, an introduction to the usage of the most common databases in Finance at this university, and an application example. In the first section, we will introduce project and data management with Stata. In addition, we will teach estimation techniques and programming basics. In the second section, we will show where to get access to common datasets in Finance research. In the last section, students will have the chance to apply their knowledge to a practical example.
Learning Outcomes:
- Prepare students with practical methods for conducting empirical Finance research
- Students learn how to load, manipulate, and evaluate data using Stata
- Students learn where they can access popular databases used in Finance at the University of Mannheim
Faculty
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Time & Venue
The course FIN 604 will be offered next time in January 2021. More preliminary information on dates and location can be found in the following table. Note that the dates and locations might still change.
Topic Date Time Room Getting to know STATA 04.01. tba BWL-ZOOM Database Manipulation 05.01. tba BWL-ZOOM Estimation & Basic Programming Structures
07.01. tba BWL-ZOOM Case Study 08.01. tba BWL-ZOOM Every participant has to make sure to have a working version of Stata installed on their own computer. Stata can be obtained at the University-IT.
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Assessment
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Registration & Access
For participation in class, registration is necessary. To do so, please complete the registration form in Ilias (Mandatory Registration Form). To participate in the exam, in addition registration for the exam in portal 2 is necessary. The registration period differs from the one for regular classes. Registration will probably be start November or December 2020. We will post all relevant information on this website.
We reserve to limit to number of participants in case of high demand. If admission for the exam and the course is withdrawn, this will be indicated by a remark in the exam registration in portal 2. This process will be completed one day before the start of the tutorial the latest. In case there should be any limitation, students will be preferred that are planning to write an empirical seminar thesis in the Finance Area in the same semester.