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Postgraduate Course: Econometrics 1 (ECNM11043)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Economics CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaEconomics Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course description(With Econometrics 2) To provide a thorough training in econometric methods, to enable students to make critical assessments of applied work and to use econometric techniques in PhD work or in employment as economists. We will cover Topics including: OLS, IV and other GMM estimators; large sample theory; GLS; maximum likelihood (ML); robust covariance estimation; system estimation; basic panel data, the fundamentals of the general linear model: OLS; Gauss-Markov Theorem; inference; dummy variables; and other techniques.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Mathematics, Statistics and Econometrics (ECNM11002)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Must be registered for MSc Economics (PTMSCECNSG1F/P) & MSc Economics (Finance)(PTMSCECNF12F/3P) or by special permission of the Programme Director. Email sgpe@ed.ac.uk to enquire.
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesBy special permission of the Programme Director only. Email sgpe@ed.ac.uk to enquire.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  71
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 36, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 15, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 18, External Visit Hours 12, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 14, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Revision Session Hours 5, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 90 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:30
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
You will be able to critically assess applied work as well as to undertake your own using appropriate econometric techniques. You will acquire the background required for research at the PhD level or in employment as a professional applied economist.
Assessment Information
25% Class test (December)
75% Final exam (May)
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Hayashi, Econometrics, Princeton University Press.
Verbeek, A Guide to Modern Econometrics, 4th ed., John Wiley & Sons
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Jonathan Thomas
Tel: (0131 6)50 4515
Email: Jonathan.Thomas@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Marie Craft
Tel: (0131 6)51 1764
Email: marie.craft@ed.ac.uk
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