Economics 571

Class Meeting:

MWF 1:10-2:00PM
Heady Hall 162

Office Hours:

T, Th 1 - 2, Fri 2 - 3 and by appointment

Links:

Instructor:	TA:
Professor Wallace Huffman 328 Heady Hall, 4-6359 whuffman@iastate.edu	F. Ozgu Serttas 62B Heady Hall, 4-5258 serttas@iastate.edu

Course Objective

To provide students with a basic introduction to the theory, methods, and applications of statistical techniques for fitting linear econometric models to economic data. Most of the course will focus on single equation models but a little time will be allocated to multiple equation models. Students will gain experience in fitting models to economic data and interpreting the results. Fitting of equations will be by standard packages, i. e., SAS.

Students are expected to participate in a weekly computer lab session run by the TA.

Grading

Homework	20%
Midterm Exam	35%
Final Exam	45%
Total	100%

Texts:

Required text :	Wooldridge, Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach, South- Western Pub. 2 nd Edition, 2003.
Recommended:	Griffiths, Hill and Judge, Learning and Practicing Econometrics. Wiley 1993.

Economics 571 Intermediate Economics