1. The objective of this course is to equip students with adequate knowledge and skills in the following aspects of research methodology
2. The philosophy of economic research
3. Identification of researchable problems
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Development of hypotheses or research questions
4. Methods and problems of collecting relevant research data
5. Format for presenting research results
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Designing the table of contents
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Footnoting
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Referencing
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Bibliography
6. Methods of establishing relationships between economic variables
7. Basic elements of model building in economics
8. Application of statistical and econometric techniques
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Multivariate analysis
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Correlation and discriminant analysis
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Tests of causality (e.g. Sims-Granger tests, Chow tests)
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Sensitivity and stability of economic models
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Analysis of variance
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Chi-square tests
9. Seminar paper requirement for students in this course
Course Features
- Lecture 0
- Quiz 0
- Duration 10 weeks
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 0
- Assessments Yes
