ECON 335 - Introduction to Econometrics

Prerequisite

ECON 204 (Principles of Macroeconomics); STAT 201 (General Statistics) or STAT 204 (Statistics for Business Students) or STAT 301 (Introduction to Statistical Methods) or STAT 307 (Introduction to Biostatistics). Credit not allowed for both ECON 335 and AREC 335.

Description

Estimating statistical regression models of economic relationships; treatment of special problems that may arise in analysis of economic data. Students learn to:

• recognize the issues econometrics confronts;
• understand and critically evaluate econometrics models, such as OLS, GLS, and FGLS;
• apply the methods of econometrics to understand and evaluate situations encountered in the real world; and
• use econometrics analysis to predict the impact of economic policies on diverse groups in society.

The instructor uses vlips to train students in the use of Eviews software and introduces students to time series econometrics.

This course is approved for Validation by Education Experience (VEE) by the Society of Actuaries (SOA).

This course has online exams that require a proctor. A Proctor Agreement Form will be required. ProctorU is not available for this course.

This course can be applied towards:

• Agricultural Business (B.S.)
• Liberal Arts (B.A.)

Textbooks and Materials

Textbooks and materials can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore unless otherwise indicated.

Required

• Introduction to Econometrics, Brief Edition (2007)
  Stock, James H. and Watson, Mark W.
  ISBN: 978-0321432513

Instructors

Chun-Wei Lin
chun-wei.lin@colostate.edu