Course: Quantitative Methods in Economics and Management

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Course title Quantitative Methods in Economics and Management
Course code KMI/DKEM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 10
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Mrkvička Tomáš, prof. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Klicnarová Jana, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Content of the subject: Modern methods of time series analysis. Analysis of main components. Cluster analysis methods, discriminant analysis and multidimensional analysis of variance. Econometric models. Classical model of linear regression and its generalization, violation of assumptions, heteroskedasticity, autocorrelation. Special models of linear regression - discrete models, logistic and Poisson regression. Multi-equation models of linear regression, structural and reduced shape, model identification. Application of econometric models in practice.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to deepen and expand students' knowledge in the use of mathematical and statistical methods in economics and management and in creating forecasts in microeconomic models. Students will learn to apply these methods to issues related to their scientific work. Emphasis is placed especially on the correct interpretation of the obtained results.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

Elaboration of a seminar project in connection with the topic of the dissertation. The output is a description of the statistical methodology and a solved example from the given area, which relates to the topic of the dissertation. The text is up to 20 pages long. Požadavky ke zkoušce: Defending a seminar project. During the exam, the student will present the submitted project, which will be discussed. This will be followed by a test of knowledge from the specified area of statistics.
Recommended literature
  • Electronic Statistics Textbook.
  • Cipra, T. Finanční ekonometrie. Praha: Ekopress, 2014. ISBN 978-80-86929-93-4.
  • Crawley, M. J. The R book. New Jersey: J. Wiley & Sons, 2013.
  • Davidson, J. W. An introduction to econometric theory. New Jersey: John Wiley and sons, 2018.
  • Freeman, J., Shoesmith, E., Sweeney, D., Anderson, D., Williams, T. Statistics for Business and Economics. Cengage, 2017.
  • Manly, B. F. J., Alberto, J. A. N. Multivariate Statistical Methods: A primer. London: Chapman and Hall, 2016.
  • Meloun, M. Statistická analýza vícerozměrných dat v příkladech. Praha: Academia, 2012.
  • Wooldridge, J.M. Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach. South-Western College pub, 2009.


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