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EC5002: ECONOMETRIC THEORY (2014-2015)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27


Course Overview

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Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Juergen Bracht

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

None.

What other courses must be taken with this course?

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What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

• Review of basic econometric theory • Limited Dependent Variable Models • Corner Solutions Outcomes, Censored and Sample Selection Models • Instrumental Variables, Two-Stage Least Squares, Regression Discontinuity Design, Simultaneous Equations models • Panel Data, Fixed Effects, and Difference-in-Differences Indicative reading list: o Angrist J.A. and J.S. Pischke (2009), Mostly Harmless Econometrics, An Empiricist's Companion, Princeton University Press. o Cameron, C.A. and P.K. Trivedi (2005), Microeconometrics: Methods and Applications, New York: Cambridge University Press. o Cameron, C.A. and P.K. Trivedi (2009), Microeconometrics Using Stata, College Station: Stata Press. o Wooldridge, J. (2010), Econometric Analysis of Cross Section and Panel Data (Second edition), Cambridge: MIT Press.

Contact Teaching Time

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st attempt: 1 three hour written examination (70%); continuous assessment (30%) consisting of an individual assignment (word count up to 3000). Resit: 1 three hour written examination (100%) capped at CAS 9.

Formative Assessment

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