Econ 122 Introduction to Econometrics
Spring
2013
Course
Description:
This
course will
introduce
statistical analysis of linear models, as applied to economic data.
Though much
of the course will be devoted to derivation of econometric theory,
applications
of this theory to particular problems in the analysis of economic
data
will
also be discussed.
Prerequisites:
ECON-121
and MATH-035.
The first few
lectures
will review the pertinent material from statistics; students should
be
comfortable with these basic concepts of probability theory and
statistical
inference, and, more generally, with mathematical derivations.
Course
Requirements:
The grade in
this course will be based on problem sets (worth 20% of the grade),
a
midterm
exam (worth 30% of the grade), and a final exam (50%). There will be
no
makeup
exams - scheduling conflicts should be discussed with me at least a
week prior
to the exam. The course will also make use of an econometrics
package
called GRETL. Details
on
how to access the package will be given in the first class.
Required
Text:
Introduction
to
Econometrics, by James Stock and Mark Watson, Addison Wesley.
Website
www.aw.com/stock_watson
Office
Hours:
TBA (x7-1570)
Email:
evansm1@georgetown.edu
Class:
TBA
(S&W Chapters 1, 2 & 3)