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Research Methodology - Economics

Introduction

This course is a graduate level introduction to Econometrics.

Course content

I Data Management

  • Traditional data (time series and panel data)
  • Big data
  • Data reduction

II Time series – Stationary and non-stationary univariate time series

  • White noise, moving average, autoregressive models
  • Forecasting
  • Deterministic and stochastic trends, unit roots, structural change
  • Applications

III Vector autoregression (VAR) methodology

  • Structural VARs specification and estimation
  • Identification, impulse responses, variance decomposition
  • Spurious regression and log run economic relationships
  • Applications

IV Panel data analysis

  • Difference in difference methodology
  • Fixed effects
  • Applications

V Introduction to information search strategies

  • Acquaintance with methods for information, harvesting and search techniques
  • Know what a critical literature review is and how this type of articles may be searched for and used
  • Critical evaluation of sources

VI Setting up an econometric project

  • Research ethics, data handling, specification, modeling, policy analysis

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