ECON 3120 - Applied Econometrics

(MQR)

Spring. 4 credits.

Forbidden Overlap: Students may receive credit for only one course in the following group:ECON 3120, ECON 3125 (formerly 3210), ECON 3140 (formerly 3200).
Prerequisite: ECON 3110 or ECON 3130 (formerly 3190).

Staff.

Introduction to the theory and application of econometric techniques. Emphasis is on both development of techniques and applications of econometrics to economic questions. Topics include estimation and inference in bivariate and multiple regression models, instrumental variables, regression with qualitative information, heteroskedasticity, and serial correlation. Students are expected to apply techniques through regular empirical exercises with economic data.