EC36220 - ECONOMETRICS 2

Module Identifier

EC36220

Module Title

ECONOMETRICS 2

Academic Year

2005/2006

Co-ordinator

Mr Bruce Morley

Semester

Intended for use in future years

Next year offered

N/A

Next semester offered

N/A

Pre-Requisite

EC36120

Course delivery

Lecture

Workshop

Computer Workshop

Seminars / Tutorials

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	1500 word Computer Assignment	40%
Semester Assessment	3000 word project	60%

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:

DEFINE THE ROLE OF THE MANAGER
ANALYSE CORE COMPETENCIES NEEDED FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT
DISCUSS RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MANAGEMENT
BE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHALLENGES FACING MANAGERS IN THE PUBLIC AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR

Aims

The module will follow on from EC31110 Econometrics 1, to provide students with an advanced understanding of the techniques and quantitative methods employed in applied research in Economics. Econometrics 2 will cover more advanced topics in applied econometrics. The approach in Module 2 will be to provide a familiarity with different empirical approaches, rather than detailed advanced study.

Objectives

On completion students should have gained a working familiarity with more advanced applied econometric techniques as used in Economics for the investigation of time series data, simultaneious equations estimation and data relating to panel and cross-sectional analysis. The approach will remains "hands-on" with computer exercises using Microfit and Limdep packages, with the objective that students should become proficient at undertaking econometric investigaiton of small scale research projects.

Reading Lists

Books
J Johnston and J DiNardo (1997) Econometric Methods 4th ed. McGraw-Hill
W Enders (1995) Applied Econometrics Time Series John Wiley
D Gujarati (1995) Basic Econometrics 3rd ed. McGraw-Hill

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6