coursemapLoading course
Research School of Economics · ANU College of Business and Economics
This course will examine modern applied research on macroeconomic and financial issues. The main objective is to allow students to understand, critically appraise and replicate applied work on macroeconomic and financial topics.
Assessment will consist of a Final Exam, mid-semester exam(s), quizzes, assignment or some combination thereof. See the Class Summary for details.
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Students taking this course are expected to commit at least 10 hours per week of study - consisting of 4 contact hours per week (lectures and tutorial) plus private study time.
Primarily, the reading material will comprise the journal research papers listed on the reading list. Although pitched at a slightly higher level than EMET6010, the following text is helpful to dip into: Canova, F. (2007) Methods for Applied Macroeconomic Research, Princeton. Other helpful background books include: Enders, W. Applied Econometric Time Series, Wiley, 1995. Hamilton, J.D., Time Series Analysis, Princeton, 1994. Verbeek, M., A Gide to Modern Econometrics, Wiley, 2008.