Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: Economics

Meeting: 9:00AM - 9:50AM MWF BKH 229 (11-JAN-2016 - 22-APR-2016) 

Session: Full Term

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Method of Instruction: Face to Face

Credit Hours: 3

 

Prerequisites: (ECON 203 OR ECON 303 OR ECON 375) AND (ECON 209 OR ECON 309 OR ECON 446)

Section Max Enrollment: 30

Section Enrolled: 5

Enrollment data as of: 30-SEP-2023 12:57AM

 

 

Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room

 

Description: Application of econometric techniques to problems in macroeconomics and financial economics. The course focuses on macroeconomic forecasting and test of economic theories using stationary and non-stationary time-series data. Methods include predictive regressions, vector autoregressions, impulse response functions, and variance decomposition. Tests and comparisons of forecast accuracy are also included. Projects will be completed in STATA.