Econometrics II

Course objective

Econometrics is the application of statistical methods to the study of economic data and problems. It is used by economists to measure economic phenomena, estimate economic relationships, test the validity of competing economic theories, forecast economic variables, and evaluate government and business policies. Similar methods are used in other social sciences, business, engineering, medicine, etc.

Econometrics II is the mandatory course in econometrics to obtain a master in Economics. This course is designed to give the students a firm understanding of the theoretical aspects behind the commonly used techniques of inference in Economics.

Syllabus 2020

Slides

Probability theory: a review

Econometric causality: a framework

Finite-sample properties of OLS

Large-sample properties of OLS

Generalized method of moments

Past exams

December 2013

February 2014

December 2014

February 2015

December 2015

February 2016

December 2016

February 2017

December 2017

February 2018

December 2018

February 2019

December 2019

February 2020

December 2020

February 2021