Module Identifier EC30920  
Module Title INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS  
Academic Year 2002/2003  
Co-ordinator Mr Bruce Morley  
Semester Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters)  
Other staff Mr Bruce Morley, Dr Mark J Rhodes  
Pre-Requisite EC10210 , EC10320 , EC10910 OR, EC10510 , EC10610 and appropriate quantitative background OR appropriate mathematics and statistics modules  
Course delivery Lecture   30 Hours  
  Seminars / Tutorials   6 Hours  
  Practical   6 Hours 6 PC practical workshops  
Assessment Semester Exam   3 Hours   70%  
  Semester Assessment   2 pieces   30%  

Learning outcomes

Having completed the module students will be able to:

Aims

This module introduces students to linear regression in economics, and the estimation, inference and hypothesis testing procedures involved. It builds from this introduction to help students to understand the implications of the failure of the assumptions which are fundamental to Ordinary Least Squares (autocorrelation, heteroscedasticity and multicollinearity) and the remedies to these failures.

Brief description

This module presents the basics of econometrics governing failure of the Gauss Markov assumptions and the remedy to these problems.

Content

Transferable skills

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
C Dougherty. (1992) Introduction to Econometrics. Oxford University Press (HB139.D7)
D N Gujarati. (1997) Basic Econometrics. 3rd edition. McGraw Hill (HB139.G9)
G Koop. (2000) Analysis of Economic Data. Wiley
J Stewart. (1991) Econometrics. Philip Allan (HB139.S8)