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ECON6914: Topics in Microeconometrics
2025 unit information
This unit concentrates on mainstream models and estimation and inference methods that are widely used in most empirical investigations in applied microeconomics. Topics may include parametric and semi-parametric estimation methods applied to cross-section and panel data, instrumental variables, nonparametric regression and density estimation, nonlinear regression, and limited dependent variable models.
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Economics |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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(ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702) and (ECON6003 or ECON6703) and (ECMT6002 or ECMT6702) |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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ECON4914 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. carefully define statistical models
- LO2. utilise methods to produce, validate and interpret simple and multiple regression models
- LO3. calculate and understand the statistical significance of regression models
- LO4. identify and apply extensions to the regression model which address special features of different data structures, and the testing of inequality restrictions on the regression coefficients
- LO5. achieve fluency with methods like properties of least squares estimators, hypothesis testing, instrumental variables, and discrete choice models
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