· Instructor: Robin Sickles
· Meetings: MW 11:00-11:50am, SS 106
· Office: Baker Hall 236
· Phone: 713 348-3322
· email: rsickles@rice.edu
· Office Hours: MW 1-2pm or by appointment
· Econometrics Lab: F 11:00-11:50 am. If your name comes after Meister, alphabetically, then you should go to BH-214; otherwise, go to SH-101. Also, make sure to bring the book ("principles of econometrics") to the lab.
·
TA: Michael Naaman mikenaaman@rice.edu; Jianghua Li jli6@rice.edu
· TA Office Hours: MWF 12-1 Baker Hall 237
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ATTENTION: Any student with a documented
disability seeking academic adjustments or accommodations is requested to speak
with Dr. Sickles during the first two weeks of class. All such
discussions will remain as confidential as possible. Students with
disabilities will also need to contact Disability Support Services in the
Principles of Econometrics, 2007, Hill, Griffiths & Lim (HGL), Wiley Press . http://www.principlesofeconometrics.com
· Introduction to Applied Econometrics, 2005, 1st Edition, Kenneth Stewart (KS), Duxberry
Press.
· Student Companion Site, Hill, Griffiths, Lim: Principles of Economics, 3rd Edition
http://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=index&itemId=0471723606&bcsId=4138
Excel & Stata: You can find them on the computers in the Fondren library, the lab in Baker Hall, or in Sewall 101 .
Simply go:
Start → All programs → Applications, you will find the software you need.
The final grade will be based on two midterm exams (20%), application exercises conducted in the Friday computer laboratory (25%), final exam (25%) and
two options for assignments (10%):
1. Stock market project (which is due April 24)
or
Graded Problem Sets
1. Graded problem sets #1. Figure 2.9 for the problem 3.1 (due on 2/16/09)
3. Graded problem set #2 due date 3/30/2009
5. Graded problem set #3 due date 4/24/2009
Answer Keys and Old Exams
APRIL 21 review session at 7 PM in 116 in Baker Hall; however, location is subject to change.
January 5 Introduction (HGL-Chapter1, KS-Chapter 1, HGJ-Chapter 1)
January 7 Probability and Statistical Inference (KS-Chapter 2, HGJ-Chapter 2)
January 9 Computer Laboratory (handout)
January 12 Review of Probability and Statistical Inference (KS-Chapter 2, HGJ-Chapter 2)
- KS-Appendix A: Laws of Summation and Deviation Form
- KS-Appendix B: Distribution Theory
January 14 Review of Probability and Statistical Inference Continued (KS-Chapter 2, HGJ-Chapter 2, Statistical Inference I-Parts 1-4)
January 16 Computer Laboratory (handout)
January 19 NO Class, Martin Luther King Day
January 21 Review of Probability and Statistical Inference (KS-Chapter 2, HGJ-Chapter 2,
Stat Inference I-Part 5 6 7)
- Example of Lognormal and Normal Distributions in Economics (doc)
- KS-Appendix A: Laws of Summation and Deviation Form
- KS-Appendix B: Distribution Theory
January 23 Computer Laboratory (handout)
January 26 Simple Regression (Statistical Inference II-Parts 1-2 3 4 5)
- Relationships between variables (KS-Chapter 3)
- Simple Regression (HGL-Chapter
2, HGL-Chapter 2.pptx, KS-Chapter 4, HGJ-Chapter 3)
January 28 Simple Regression
- Simple Regression (HGL-Chapter
2, HGL-Chapter 2.pptx, KS-Chapter 4, HGJ-Chapter 3)
- Least Squares Estimators (HGL-Chapter 2, HGL-Chapter 2.pptx, HGJ-Chapter 4)
January 30 Computer Laboratory (handout)
February 2 Simple Regression
- Simple Regression (HGL-Chapter 2,HGL-Chapter 2.pptx, KS-Chapter 4, KS-Chapter 5, HGJ-Chapter 4)
February 4 Simple Regression
- Simple Regression (HGL-Chapter 2, HGL-Chapter 2.pptx, KS-Chapter 4, KS-Chapter 5, HGJ-Chapter 4)
February 6 Computer Laboratory (handout)
February 9 Inference in the Simple Regression Model (HGL-Chapter 3, HGJ-Chapter 5)
February 11 Inference in the Simple Regression Model (HGL-Chapter 3, HGJ-Chapter 5)
February 13 Computer Laboratory (handout)
February 16 Inference in the Simple Regression Model (HGL-Chapter 3, HGJ-Chapter 5)
February 18 Prediction, Good-of-fit,and Modeling Issues (HGL-Chapter 4, KS-Chapter
6, KS-Chapter
8, HGJ-Chapter
6)
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- Applications to Production Functions (KS-Chapter 7)
February 20 Computer Laboratory (handout)
February 23 Prediction, Good-of-fit,and Modeling Issues (HGL-Chapter 4, KS-Chapter 8, KS-Chapter 12, HGJ-Chapter 6)
February 23-Midterm review session at 7PM in SH-101(Naaman)
February 24-Midterm review session at 7PM in Baker Hall 102 (Li)
February 25 Midterm Exam #1
- Midterm Exam Pretest Questions
- For MT exam # 1 review study selected questions (*) in HGL from chapters 2, 3, and 4. Solutions can be found for the selected questions (*) in Appendix D of the text.February 27 Computer Laboratory-Lab will be held in SH-101 only. Students may come to work on uncompleted assignments. Attendance is optional.
February 28-March 8 (no class)
March 9 Multiple Regression (HGL-Chapter 5, HGJ-Chapter 7)
March 11 Multiple Regression (HGL-Chapter 5 and Chapter 6, HGJ-Chapter 7 and Chapter 8 )
March 13 Computer Laboratory (handout)
March 16 (HGL-Chapter 6, HGJ-Chapter 8 )
March 18 (HGL-Chapter 7, HGJ-Chapter 9)
March 20 Computer Laboratory (handout)
March 23 Nonlinear Models (HGL-Chapter 7, HGJ-Chapter 10)
March 25 Nonlinear Models/Heteroskedasticity (HGL-Chapter 7 and Chapter 8, HGJ-Chapter 10, 11 )
March 26-Midterm 2 Review-Baker Hall 116 from 7-9 PM with Michael Naaman.
March 27 Computer Lab- word handout, pdf handout
March 29-Midterm 2 Review-Baker Hall 116 from 7-9 PM with Jianghua Li.
March 30 Midterm Exam # 2
Sample questions for Midterm Exam # 2
April 1 Heteroskedasticity Autocorrelation (HGL-Chapter 7 and Chapter 8, HGJ-Chapter 11, 12 )
April 2 Spring Recess
April 6 Autocorrelation (HGL-Chapter 9, HGJ-Chapter 12 )
April 8 Autocorrelation (HGL-Chapter 9,HGJ-Chapter12)
April 10 Computer Lab (handout nlces.ado)
April 13 Stochastic Regressors (HGL-Chapter 10)
April 15 Simultaneous Equations (HGL-Chapter 11, HGJ, Chapter 14)
April 17 Computer Laboratory (handout learn.xls)
Semester Ends. Good Luck!!
APRIL 21 review session at 7 PM in 116, tentatively, in Baker Hall
April 22, Final Exam (take-home)
Sample questions for Final Exam
Take-home final (3 hours) can be picked up April 22
at 9:00 am and is due by April 29 at 5:00 pm for all degree
candidates. Final exam is
due by April 30 at 5:00 pm for all non-graduating students.
Exams can be picked up from (and returned to) Altha Rodgers in the Economics
Department Offices in Baker Hall 259.
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