Postgraduate - UnitETC5410 - Special topics in econometrics

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2012 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Professor Gael Martin & Associate Professor Catherine Forbes

Synopsis

This unit covers methodological developments at the forefront of econometric research. Topics may include Bayesian econometrics, simulation techniques, latent variable models, non-Gaussian time series models, distribution theory, non-parametric inference and panel data models.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

examine methodological developments at the forefront of econometric research
explain the importance of probabilistic and statistical techniques in econometric research.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 40%
Examination: 60%

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Catherine Forbes

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

Students must have passed one of the following before undertaking this unit: ETC4400, ETC4410, ETC4420, or permission.