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Postgraduate Course: Applications of Econometrics (ECNM11039)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Economics CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryApplications of Econometrics (AofE) develops econometric techniques beyond the foundational level to cover topics such as nonlinear regression, panel data and instrumental variable estimation. Applications are likely to include production functions, individual behaviour over time and natural experiments. Students will be expected to carry out their own modelling and estimation, developing skills frequently expected of economists in a wide variety of contexts. This is the PG version of the UG course of the same name.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed:
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Please contact the Economics Postgraduate Office on sgpe@ed.ac.uk or tel 51 1764 to request a space on this course.
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course students will have developed their skills of critical analysis and assessment of empirical economics, how to diagnose and address estimation problems and how to carry out independent empirical investigations.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information 1 hour(s) per week for 11 week(s).
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Liang Bai
Tel: (0131 6)51 5946
Email: Liang.Bai@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Sophie Bryan
Tel: (0131 6)50 9905
Email: Sophie.Bryan@ed.ac.uk
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