Undergraduate Course: Advanced Topics in Applied Econometrics (ECNM10063)
Course Outline
| School | School of Economics |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Economics |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course introduces students to cutting-edge econometric techniques and their application on current research questions. Students will read and discuss papers published in leading economics journals. The objective at the end of the course is for the students to be able to contribute to an intelligent discussion of currently studied empirical topics, such as, for example, insurance markets, the effect of unemployment benefits on workers' incentives, returns to early-age health investment, intergenerational transmission of ability, etc.
There will be one two-hour-long lecture each week, for a total of 10 weeks. Each two-hour lecture will cover a different topic in terms of methodology and/or specific research question. Topics will include advanced methodology and applications, as they appear in leading economics journals. Examples in terms of state-of-the-art methodology include advanced panel data analysis, estimation using instrumental variables, propensity score matching, regression discontinuity, etc. This methodology will be explored in the context of concrete research questions, as they recently appeared in leading economics journals. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Applications of Econometrics (ECNM11039)
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| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Applications of Econometrics or similar course or with permission of the Course Organiser. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
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Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | S.1, 7 George Square | 1-11 | | | | | 14:00 - 15:50 |
| First Class |
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| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Advanced Topics in Applied Econometrics | 1:00 | | | | Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Advanced Topics in Applied Econometrics | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| After successful completion of this course students will have developed the skills learnt in Applications of Econometrics such as critical analysis and assessment of empirical economics results, how to diagnose and address estimation problems and to carry out independent empirical investigations. |
Assessment Information
December class exam (10%)
Project (30%)
Degree exam (60%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Aniko Biro
Tel:
Email: aniko.biro@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Eirlys Armstrong
Tel: (0131 6)50 8361
Email: eirlys.armstrong@ed.ac.uk |
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