COURSE INFORMATION PACKAGE · EC 506

Financial Econometrics

Compulsory · Turkish
ECTS
6
Local Credit
3
Theory + Practice + Lab
3 + 0 + 0
Course Level
Masters Degree
Prerequisites
-
Semester
2
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Content Weekly Contents Assessment System ECTS
Course Instructor(s)
Zehra Yeşim GÜRBÜZ
ygurbuz@gsu.edu.tr

Content

Objective

Application of econometrics models on finance and modelization.

Course Content

Linear Econometrics Models
Time series analysis
Structural breaks
ARCH_GARCH models

Course Learning Outcomes

Application of different econometrics models
Application on Stata

Teaching and Learning Methods

Theorical approach, analysis of various listings and application on computer.

References

Wooldrige, "Introduction to econometrics"

Weekly Contents

Theory Topics
Week Weekly Contents
1 Introduction to financial econometrcis
2 OLS method in linear econometrics models
3 Gauss-Markov Teorem and tests of hpothesis: autocorrelation tests, test of equality of variances
4 Tests of hypothesis
5 Application STATA
6 Time series analysis: correlogram analysis, unit root tests
7 Application STATA
8 Presentation of students
9 Presentation of students
10 Structural breaks: modelization with dummy variables
11 Structural breaks: Chıw test, Cusum and Cusum-Square Tests
12 Application STATA
13 ARCH-GARCH models
14 Application STATA

Assessment System

Contribution to Overall Grade
Activities Number Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade 1 40
Contribution of final exam to overall grade 1 60
Total 2 100
In-Term Studies
Activities Number Contribution
Assignments 1 40
Presentation 0 0
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 0 0
Project 0 0
Laboratory 0 0
Other Applications 0 0
Quiz 0 0
Term Paper/ Project 0 0
Portfolio Study 0 0
Reports 0 0
Learning Diary 0 0
Thesis/ Project 0 0
Seminar 0 0
Other 0 0
Make-up 0 0
Total 1 40

ECTS

Activities Number Period Total Workload
Class Hours 14 3 42
Working Hours out of Class 10 3 30
Assignments 3 10 30
Presentation 1 5 5
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Other Applications 4 3 12
Final Examinations (including preparation) 1 15 15
Quiz 0 0 0
Term Paper/ Project 0 0 0
Portfolio Study 0 0 0
Reports 0 0 0
Learning Diary 0 0 0
Thesis/ Project 0 0 0
Seminar 0 0 0
Other 1 5 5
Make-up 0 0 0
Yıl Sonu 0 0 0
Hazırlık Yıl Sonu 0 0 0
Hazırlık Bütünleme 0 0 0
Total Workload 139
Total Workload / 25 5.56
Credits ECTS 6