316-318 Applied Microeconometric Modelling

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Associate Professor J Lye

Prerequisites

316-316 Basic Econometrics or 316-317 Econometrics.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial/practice class per week

Subject Description

This subject examines estimation and testing of microeconometric models based on cross-sectional and panel data and quantitative and limited dependent variables. Illustrative application topics normally will include labour economics, consumer demand and finance. The computer software used is Eviews.

Generic Skills

  • High level of development: written communication; statistical reasoning; application of theory to practice; interpretation and analysis; critical thinking; synthesis of data and other information; evaluation of data and other information.

  • Moderate level of development: problem solving; use of computer software; receptiveness to alternative ideas.

  • Some level of development: oral communication; accessing data and other information from a range of sources.

Assessment

A 2-hour end-of-semester examination (60%) and project work totalling not more than 4000 words (40%).

Prescribed Texts

  • E Berndt, The Practice of Econometrics. Addison Wesley, 1996.


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