Course # 42000 Section Number 1 Day(s) M Time(s) 5:00pm - 7:50pm Term Fall 2025 Course Instructor Steven Durlauf Specialization Data Analytics TA Session(s) TA Session: Applied Econometrics I (PhD) - 42000/1D01 Syllabus Syllabus 10/6/25 This course is the first in a three part doctoral introduction to econometrics. The focus of this first course is the nature of statistical models of socioeconomic data with a primary focus on linear systems. The course is concerned with the relationship between data and the underlying probability structures from which they are generated and the construction and interpretation of models that study these structures. Notes Registration open to Harris PhD and MACRM students only. Any remaining seats available by instructor consent. Course Prerequisite Registration open to Harris PhD and MACRM students only. Any remaining seats available by instructor consent. Course Sections Quarter Course # Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Fall 2025 PPHA 42000/1 Applied Econometrics I (PhD) Steven Durlauf Monday 5:00pm - 7:50pm Syllabus TA Sessions Quarter Course # Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Fall 2025 PPHA 42000/1D01 TA Session: Applied Econometrics I (PhD) Staff Friday 1:30pm-2:50pm Recent News More news Student Profile: Nino Rodriguez, PhD, PAC’25, PWC’25, MPP Class of 2027 Wed., February 04, 2026 $20 Million Gift from Thomas Francis Dunn, AB’81, MBA’86 and Susan Knapp Dunn, AB’82, Launches a New Lab at the Harris School to Advance Emerging Field of Algorithmic Public Policy Wed., February 04, 2026 When Aid Arrives Matters: Early Cash Transfers Improve Outcomes After Floods Mon., February 02, 2026 Upcoming Events More events MACRM Virtual Session: Current Student Panel Thu., February 05, 2026 | 9:00 AM Harris Campus Visit Thu., February 05, 2026 | 9:30 AM 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States Preparing for Harris: The UChicago Student Experience Thu., February 05, 2026 | 12:00 PM