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David M. Kaplan

(pronunciation) (he/him)

Associate Professor, Economics

University of Missouri


kaplandm@missouri.edu

Office: Locust Street Building


Google Scholar profile


net from https://kaplandm.github.io/stata

Open-Source Textbook
Introductory Econometrics:
Description, Prediction, and Causality

  • Print: order at this link through the Mizzou Store
    • Or print your own (but beware it may be more expensive; Mizzou Store price is $12.95/299pp = $0.04/page): PDF with crop marks + cover
  • Digital: Introductory Econometrics (.pdf)
  • License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
  • Source:
  • Sample syllabus
  • Some student comments (from course evaluations and unsolicited emails):
    • "The textbook is one of the best I've ever read."
    • "You can tell Dr. Dave has a real passion for teaching. He's excellent at explaining complex topics through videos and his textbook."
    • "There were so many examples that were helpful when covering the material."
    • "Dr. Kaplan's in-text YouTube links were very helpful with providing a visual explanation for the content."
    • "Dr. Kaplan's expertise of the subject matter shined through in his teaching but his teaching still remained digestible for everyone; it was truly a superb class."
    • "This class totally blew my expectations of e-learning out of the water."
    • "Just thought it was a great textbook. I never took any econometrics in college and my last stats class was years ago in high school. With that, Dave explained concepts really well. ...videos and comic strips are comical but really help with the concepts."
    • "I also enjoy the subtle humor in the videos (ex: OVB video, 'maybe the birds are feeling a little peckish'); it made me chuckle and feel a little more engaged."

Open-Source Textbook
Distributional and Nonparametric Econometrics

  • Digital: Distributional and Nonparametric Econometrics (.pdf)
  • License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
  • Print: I provide students (free) hard copies printed by Mizzou Publishing
  • Source:
  • Sample syllabus
  • Some student comments (from course evaluations):
    • "The textbook provided is a very good resource."
    • "The teaching materials are excellent."
    • "I really enjoyed learning how to approach different kinds of data problems with econometrics, especially stuff about missing data, etc. Loved this class."
    • "Dr. Kaplan explains very complicated Econometrics concepts with a simple intuition. After his class, I have confidence in studying in-depth in any Economectics application."
    • "I found the textbook really helpful."
    • "Discussion questions are really helpful, I can actually learn by doing."
    • "Dr. Kaplan places an emphasis on in-class discussion questions that kept me engaged and focused on actually comprehending the material."

Open-Source Textbook
PhD Core Econometrics II

Open-Source Textbook
Economics PhD Math Camp
(with Saku Aura)

Other PhD Materials


Fairview Elementary Math Club