ØAMET4000 Applied Statistical Methods Course description

An internal and an external examiner will grade the exam.;A selection of at least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners. The grades awarded to exam papers assessed by the external and internal examiner will be used to determine the level of all exam papers.

Fredrik Wulfsberg

• Economic activity and inflation
• Monetary policy
• Fiscal policy
• Open economies, exchange rates;
• Cyclical fluctuations;
• Institutions
• Financial markets

The research process:

• Use of models
• Forms of validity, causality
• Reporting and presentation

About quantitative data:

• Different data sources: experiment, survey, naturally occurring data and register data
• Multi-item measures

Students who have the subject ØASØK3400 Macroeconomic Policy are not allowed to take this course.

Five assignments for submission to be prepared by groups of up to five students. The total scope of the submissions shall not exceed 20 pages. All the assignments must be approved before a student can sit the exam in the course. If the assignments are not approved, the student;will be given one opportunity to submit a new or improved version. The lecturer will inform students about the deadlines for submission.

Written (four hour) exam is held at the end of the semester.

Calculator (see separate regulations).

;A grade scale with grades from A to E for pass and F for fail is used.;

An external examiner will grade the exam papers together with an internal examiner.;