ECO 5185 Econometrics I

3 units
Economics
Faculty of Social Sciences
The classical model of multiple linear regression. Relaxation of the classical least-squares assumptions: autocorrelation, heteroscedasticity and multicollinearity. Generalized least-squares estimation. Simultaneous equation models: foundation, specification, identification, and estimation. Indirect least-squares and two-stage least squares methods of estimation. Distributed-lag models. Dummy variables. Pooling cross-section and time-series data. This course is equivalent to ECON 5027 at Carleton University.

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Lecture

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Fall
Winter

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Organized

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Clear Expectations

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Learned a Lot

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Recommend

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Workload

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Fair Assessments

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