Postgraduate Course: Econometrics 1 (ECNM11043)
Course Outline
| School | School of Economics |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Together with Econometrics 2, this module provides a thorough training in basic econometric methods to enable you 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. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Mathematics, Statistics and Econometrics (ECNM11002)
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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. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | By special permission of the Programme Director only. Email sgpe@ed.ac.uk to enquire. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 76 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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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 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
25% Class exam
75% Final exam
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| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | |
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.
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Reading List
Hayashi, Econometrics, Princeton University Press.
Verbeek, A Guide to Modern Econometrics, 4th ed., John Wiley & Sons
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
This module consists of approximately 38 hours of lectures which are supported by approximately weekly lab/tutorial sessions (2 hours per week) and a help-desk.
Part A (Robin Alpine) 3 weeks ¿ An introduction to classical econometrics
In this part we will cover the fundamentals of the general linear model: OLS; Gauss-Markov Theorem; inference; dummy variables; and other techniques.
Part B (Mark Schaffer) 6 weeks ¿ Core econometrics
The motivating framework for much of the second part of the course is GMM (the Generalized Method of Moments). Topics covered will include: OLS, IV and other GMM estimators; large sample theory; GLS; maximum likelihood (ML); robust covariance estimation; system estimation; basic panel data.
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Jonathan Thomas
Tel: (0131 6)50 4515
Email: Jonathan.Thomas@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sophie Bryan
Tel: (0131 6)51 1764
Email: Sophie.Bryan@ed.ac.uk |
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