Postgraduate Course: Applications of Econometrics (ECNM11039)

Course Outline
School	School of Economics	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	Applications 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.
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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

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: 0
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 18, Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 1, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 16, Formative Assessment Hours 2, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 157 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 65 %, Coursework 35 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Project (35%), a 2 hour degree examination in April/May (65%). The degree exam must be passed in order to pass the course overall.
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Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)			2:00

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.