G30 Econometrics I

Syllabus

1st October 3rd Cancelled
2nd 11th Guidance, matrices
3rd 17th OLS as an algebraic tool, the linear regression model
4th 24th Small sample properties of the OLS estimator, goodness-of-fit
5th 31st Hypothesis testing
6th November 7th Cancelled
7th 14th Hypothesis testing, asymptotic properties of the OLS estimator, multicollinearity
8th 28th Prediction,intepreting the linear model, selecting the set of regressors, misspecifying the functional form
9th December 5th Illustrations
10th 12th Heteroskedasticity and autocorrelation, consequences for the OLS estimator, deriving an alterantive estimator, heteroskedasticity
11th 19th Testing for heteroskedasticity, illustration, autocorrelation, testing for first-order autocorrelation
12th January 16th Testing for first-order autocorrelation, illustration, alternative autocorrelation patterns, waht to do when you find aytocorrelation?,
endogeneity, instrumental variables and GMM, cases where the OLS estimator cannot be saved
13th 23rd Cases where the OLS estimator cannot be saved, the instrumental variables estimator
14th 30th An introduction to maximum likelihood, specification tests
15th February 6th How to use Eviews