Applied Economics
UoS Code ECOS3903
Credit points 6
Offered Semester 2
Prerequisites ECOS2901 (or ECON2901), ECOS2902 (or ECON2902) and ECOS2903 (or ECON2903)
Corequisites ECMT2110 and ECOS3901 or ECOS3902
Prohibitions
Assumed Knowledge
Additional Information This unit is compulsory for students intending to proceed to fourth year honours.
Lectures One 2 hour lecture per week and one additional hour per fortnight
Assessment Assignments, mid semester exam, final examination
Description This unit is designed to provide students with estimation techniques frequently used in applied microeconomics. It will mainly cover cross section and panel data methods. Various empirical topics in labour economics, international trade, etc., will be discussed.