ES52075: Research methods in economics and finance
[Page last updated: 14 August 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Economics |
| Credits: | [equivalent to 0 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | See Director of Studies for further information |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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| Assessment Summary: | ES52075A |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
Ability to analyse and manage data and conduct appropriate bibliographical searches.
Ability to demonstrate how statistical methods and relevant theory can be applied in the context of specific problems.
Ability to work independently.
Develop programming skills.
Ability to critically engage with published academic articles in economics.
Ability to formulate a research question.
Ability to locate appropriate literature for a dissertation.
Ability to obtain, organise and analyse suitable data. |
| Synopsis: | Develop your research skills and gain the ability to critically analyse research conducted by others.
You'll enhance your ability to replicate, interpret and report empirical evidence in support of economic arguments.
This will allow you to:
- utilise the tools and processes necessary to conduct applied empirical research in economics
- approach and read economic literature effectively
- present empirical evidence and implement research methods that are widely used in the discipline |
| Content: | The unit will teach students the essential steps of the research process and will require them to critically engage with published academic articles in economics.
Students will be introduced to Stata, emphasising the commands that are needed to import data from various sources, arrange and combine datasets and conduct empirical research in economics. |
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ES52075 is an Extra-curricular Unit on the following courses:Department of Economics
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