Faculty & Staff

Department of Economics
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

Graduate Program:
301-405-3544

Undergraduate Program:
301-405-3266

ECON 721: Econometrics III

This course is oriented towards macro-econometric methods. Topics will be selected from the following: nonlinear time series models, exogeneity and causality, non-stationary time series models (unit roots, co-integration, error correction models, vector autoregressive models), econometric models of volatility (ARCH and GARCH models, stochastic volatility models), rational expectations models, non-stationary panel data models, tests for structural change, Bayesian econometrics and methods for Bayesian computation, and further discussion of macro econometric topics covered in first year econometrics sequence.

Spring 2012

Section Instructor