EC333
Problems of Applied Econometrics
This information is for the 2009/10 session.
Teachers responsible
Professor M Schankerman, R516 and Dr G Michaels, R438
Availability
This course is optional for BSc Economics, BSc Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, BSc Economics and Economic History and BSc Social Policy and Economics. Pre-requisites
Students should have completed Microeconomic Principles I or II (or equivalent), Macroeconomic Principles (or equivalent) and either Introduction to Econometrics or Principles of Econometrics. Course content
The purpose of this course is to give students a grounding in recent developments in econometrics for applications to economics. A major feature of the course is the computer-based exercises for the classes, which will enable students to obtain considerable practical experience in analysing a wide variety of econometric problems. Among the econometric topics covered will be limited dependent variable models and duration models. Teaching
Lectures EC333: 10 MT and 10 LT.
Classes EC333.A: 20 Sessional.
Indicative reading
A detailed reading list will be provided at the beginning of the course. J Wooldridge, Introductory Econometrics might be helpful and/or W Green, Economic Analysis. Assessment
A three-hour written examination in the ST. ^
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