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ECON 421 Econometric Theory

18 points. Not offered in 2009.

Overview

Introduces students to a set of principles and themes which unify modern econometric theory, emphasising that a few broad principles can be isolated as a basis for a unified approach to estimation and hypothesis testing. The following topics will be covered, asymptotic distribution theory, maximum likelihood estimation, likelihood ratio, Wald and Lagrange multiplier testing procedures, ARIMA, VARs, model selection procedures, and VECMs. Detailed examples of applications of these procedures to real data will be emphasised.

Paper coordinator

Alfred Haug

Prerequisite

ECON 375