ECN201 Econometrics
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Course responsible: Kyrre Rickertsen
ECTS credits: 10
Faculty: School of Economics and Business
Teaching language: EN
(NO=norsk, EN=Engelsk)
(NO=norsk, EN=Engelsk)
Teaching exam periods:
This course has teaching/evaluation in Autumn parallel.
Course frequency: Annually
First time: Study year 2006-2007
Preferential right:
B-ECON and M-ECON.
Course contents:
The course covers two- and multiple-variable regression analysis. Topics include: Ordinary Least Squares (OLS), hypothesis testing, violations of OLS assumptions, Generalized Least Squares (GLS), dummy independent variables. The econometric program Stata is used in computer exercises and the required term paper.
Learning outcome:
The student should know:
- Basic concepts in econometrics
- Regression analysis of economic data
- The assumptions of the classical linear regression model and consequences of violating these assumptions
- Hypothesis testing by using t- and F-tests
- Testing and correcting for misspecification in the single equation context
- The use of Stata in regression analysis
The student should be able to:
- Do basic econometric calculations by using a calculator
- Interpret and critically evaluate outcomes of empirical analysis
- Do an econometric analysis in Stata using his or her own data
The student should be able to:
- Read and understand reports and articles that make use of the methods introduced in this course
- Use Stata in her or his own academic work, for example, in analysis needed in a master thesis
Learning activities:
The course consists of lectures and independent studies in the form of reading the textbook, solving problem sets, doing PC exercises, and writing a term paper. The students are encouraged to work in groups, however, a maximum of two students can write one term paper. It is important to get started with all the activities early in the semester.
Teaching support:
The lecturer will have office hours each week.
Syllabus:
Demodar N. Gujarati and Dawn C. Porter (2009). Basic Econometrics, fifth edition, McGraw-Hill. The textbook used in the course may be changed.
Students need to purchase a personal license for Stata for their own PC. The license has to be purchased from StataNordic, http://statanordic.com/
For this course, the Small Stata Six-months 13, Student Only version is sufficient.
Prerequisites:
Mathematics (MATH100), statistics (STAT100), and microeconomics (ECN210).
Recommended prerequisites:
Macroeconomics and courses in applied economics.
Assessment:
60% of the final grade will be based upon a 3,5 hour written examination. 40% of the final grade will be based on the term paper. Students must have a passing grade (A-E) on both the term paper and the written examination to get a passing grade in this subject. A term paper and its grade is valid the year the term paper is written and the next year. No re-examination is offered.
Nominal workload:
300 hours
Entrance requirements:
Minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway (generell studiekompetanse).
Reduction of credits:
The course partly overlaps with ECN202 and STAT200. There is reduction in credits for ECN202 (5 credits) and STAT200 (5 credits).
Type of course:
The expected total workload of this course is 300 hours. About 250 hours are unstructured time. About 150 hours must be allocated to independent studies (such as reading, doing problem sets, etc) and about 100 hours to the term paper.
Note:
ECN202 is a basic version of ECN201. However, ECN202 does not use the computer program Stata and does not include a term paper. A different textbook is also used in ECN202.
Examiner:
The course is graded by an internal examiner. External examiner will control the quality of syllabus, questions for the final examination, and principles for the assessment of the examination answers.
Allowed examination aids: B1 Calculator handed out, no other aids
Examination details: Continuous exam: A - E / Ikke bestått