Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
San Martin Gutiérrez Ernesto;
Language
English
Prerequisites
Solid knowledge of econometrics at the theoretical and practical level. The course Advanced Econometrics I of the Research Master corresponds to the prerequisite.
Main themes
The themes are taken in time series econometrics, financial econometrics and microeconometrics.
There is a mix of theoretical and applied econometrics.
There is a mix of theoretical and applied econometrics.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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The seminar aims at acquainting students with the current topics at the frontier of research in econometrics. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
Topics in econometric theory, time series econometrics, financial econometrics and microeconometrics.
Teaching methods
Research seminar style. The seminars are presented by invited speakers (local and from abroad) who are selected for their expertise. Additional material is made available to the students prior to the seminar for their better understanding (discussion papers, short notes introducing the topic,').
Evaluation methods
At the end of the semester, students select three seminars among the list of presented seminars. They write an extended summary of the three seminars, including a personal and critical view about the content. An oral exam is also organized where one of the three seminars (selected by the teachers) is presented in twenty minutes.
Bibliography
Pas de liste spécifique, puisque la liste des séminaires change chaque année.
Faculty or entity
ECON
