Undergraduate Course: Econometrics 1 (ECNM10031)
Course Outline
| School | School of Economics |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This half-course Senior Honours option comprises the first term of the full-course option Econometrics. The half-course begins with a preliminary review of statistics and basic matrix algebra. Econometrics topics covered include: classical OLS estimation and inference; maximum likelihood estimation and inference; disturbance problems and generalized least squares (heteroskedasticity; autocorrelation; semmingly unrelated regression; diagnostic tests); Instrumental variables (IV) and GMM estimation. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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| Prohibited Combinations | Students MUST NOT also be taking
Econometrics (ECNM10002)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
- A deeper understanding of the possibilities and limitations of standard econometric methods and models than is provided in the Introductory Econometrics half-course;
- provide a sound basis for further more advanced study of econometrics on graduate programmes;
- enable students to use econometric methods intelligently with an understanding of their appropriateness and limitations.
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Yongcheol Shin
Tel: (0131 6)50 8351
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Course secretary | Mrs Lorna Aitken
Tel: (0131 6)50 8363
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