ECO 409
(309) - Fall 2007
Dr. Barari Mitra
Tentative Assignment Schedule*
(*Note: This assignment schedule is tentative in nature and
subject to changes. )
Text: A. H. Studenmund - Using Econometrics (5th Ed.,
2006)
Week 1 (August 21, 23) |
General Overview of the Course Ch. 1- Overview of Regression Analysis |
Week 2 (August 28, 30) |
Ch. 2 - Ordinary Least Squares Technique |
Week 3 (Sept 4, 6) |
Labor
day Holiday Ch. 4 - Classical Linear Regression Model (CLRM) - its assumptions |
Week 4 (Sept. 11, 13) |
Ch. 4 -contd. |
Week 5 (Sept. 18, 20) |
Ch. 5 - Hypothesis Testing |
Week 6 (Sept. 25, 27) |
Ch. 5 - contd. Midterm I |
Week 7 (Oct. 2, 4) |
Violation of Classical Assumptions (Ch. 6 - 10) Ch. 6 - Specification: Choosing the Independent Variables |
Week 8 (Oct. 9, 11) |
Ch. 7 - Choosing a Functional Form Group Project Topic Due |
Week 9 (Oct. 16, 18) |
Ch. 8 - Multicollinearity Fall Break |
Week 10 (Oct. 23, 25) |
Ch. 8 - contd. Ch. 9 - Serial Correlation |
Week 11 (Oct. 30, Nov. 1) |
Ch. 9 - contd. |
Week 12 (Nov. 6, 8) |
Ch 10 - Heteroskedasticity |
Week 13 (Nov. 13, 15) |
Ch. 10 - contd.
Midterm II |
Week 14 (Nov. 20, 22) |
Additional Topics Ch. 14 - Simultaneous Equations Thanksgiving Holiday |
Week 15 (Nov. 27, 29) |
Ch. 14 - contd. Ch. 15 - Forecasting Project Due: Nov. 30 (Friday) |
Week 16 (Dec. 4, 6) |
Group Project Presentations |
Dec. 13 (Thursday): 11:00 - 1:00 AM - Final Exam (mostly comprehensive) |