Courses for Exchange Students (ECTS) 2018/2019
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Economics, Methods for Analysis in Economics and Finance, Second Cycle |
| Autumn week 46 (2018) - 03 (2019) | Appl.code: 21052 |
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Part-time, daytime class |
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ECTS credits: 7.5 |
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Level of education: Second Cycle (master level) |
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Level: A1N |
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Prerequisites: First-cycle courses of 75 credits in Economics including an independent project of 15 credits, or first-cycle courses of 75 credits in Business Administration including an independent project of 15 credits. Statistics, Basic Course, 15 credits and 7,5 credits in regression analysis/econometrics/scientific method within economic or statistics. The applicant must also have qualifications corresponding to the course "English 6" or "English B" from the Swedish Upper Secondary School. |
| Content: Analytical work in economics and finance often combines economic theory, economic models and one or multiple empirical approaches. Statistical analysis can be pointless if not supported by critical appraisal and understanding of data and by a careful and creative empirical identification strategy. To make results useful to decision makers it is often important to demonstrate how they can be related to relevant decision problems, for instance by use of cost-benefit analysis or investment assessment. This course is based on workshops in which the choice of methods and mix of methods in research papers on various topics are studied and discussed. |
| Teaching Methods: Workshops based on papers written by the participating students analyzing a selection of research papers in economics and finance. |
| Course Coordinator: Pär Österholm |
| Course Syllabus: Autumn 2018 |
| School: Örebro University School of Business |