ECO 409 (309) - Fall 2007 
Dr. Barari Mitra
  
Tentative Assignment Schedule*
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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)