Econometric methods in economic research 2400-PLSM114B
During the first semester, classes are aimed at preparing Students to define the subject of the thesis, formulating the goal, asking research questions and hypotheses. Databases that can be used in master's theses and the literature databases are presented. The stages of research work and the structure of the master's thesis are also discussed. Students study the literature on their own and present it at the seminar, as well as get acquainted with the databases. At the end of the semester Students know the most important articles of the subject literature, have a preliminary research plan (method and source data) and a draft work outline. In the second semester, students describe the subject literature. In the third semester, the aim of the seminar is to conduct an econometric study planned in the first semester and to write the whole work. The seminars are intended primarily for individual consultations of master's theses. Once a month at the seminar, all students present their progress in the study
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Learning outcomes
KNOWLEDGE
The student has in-depth knowledge of writing a thesis.
The student, in the process of writing a thesis, thoroughly learns the specificity of the problem discussed.
The student has in-depth knowledge of the basic problems of empirical data analysis.
SKILLS
The student can collect literature on the topic indicated.
The student can critically analyze literature and draw conclusions.
The student can, based on the literature read, plan his own research, put research questions and formulate hypotheses.
The student has an in-depth ability to choose the estimation method for the problem and data set analyzed.
The student knows how to use econometric methods to read quantitative and qualitative relationships between variables and verify the hypotheses.
The student knows how to present the results of his own research, draw conclusions and comment on them in the light of world literature.
COMPENTENCES
The student is aware of the need to verify economic theories using empirical data.
The student understands that economic theories are controversial and that it is necessary to confront them with empirical data.
The student is aware that the quantitative methods have limitations, which results from the imperfection of data sets and the features of the models used.
KW01, KW02, KW03, KU01, KU02, KU03, KK01, KK02, KK03
Assessment criteria
The condition for passing the first semester is the presentation of a scientific article and writing a master's thesis plan.
The condition for passing the second semester is a systematic presentation of progress in the implementation of the master's thesis and writing a literature review.
The condition for passing the third semester is writing a thesis.
Bibliography
The literature will be selected for selected topics of master's theses
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