Undergraduate - UnitETF3201 - Quantitative economic analysis

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics
Offered	Not offered in 2013
Coordinator(s)	Professor Robert Brooks

Synopsis

This unit presents econometric models and techniques that are widely used in applied econometrics. The topics covered include simultaneous equations models; models for time-series data; models for discrete dependent variables and models for panel data. EViews computer software is used to carry out data analysis and estimation.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

conduct statistical inference for simultaneous equations models
understand the statistical properties of nonstationary macroeconomic time series data and how to model the long-run relationships among co-integrated time series
conduct statistical inference in models with discrete dependent variables
conduct statistical inference in panel data models.