Course # 42000 Section Number 1 Day(s) M Time(s) 5:00pm - 7:50pm Term Fall 2026 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 2026 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 2026 PPHA 42000/1D01 TA Session: Applied Econometrics I (PhD) Staff Friday 2:30pm-3:20pm Recent News More news Chicago Public Media and University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Launch Chicago in Conversation Wed., September 23, 2026 What Works—and Will It Work Elsewhere? Harris Executive Education Program Explores Evidence and Impact in China Mon., September 21, 2026 A Watershed Moment: Isabella Levinthal’s Path to Environmental Policy Thu., September 17, 2026 Upcoming Events More events Coffee Chat in Ames, Iowa Mon., September 28, 2026 | 2:00 PM Harris Social Impact Fellowship Information Session Thu., October 01, 2026 | 12:00 PM Harris Social Impact Fellowship Information Session Thu., October 01, 2026 | 12:00 PM