Economics 300: Quantitative Methods in Economics - Fall 2003

Professor Alberto Isgut,

PAC 222, Phone: 685-3958

Office Hours: M 3-4, W 11-12, or by appointment

Course Assistant: Razvan Ceapa - Office Hours: Mondays 5:15-6pm and 10-10:30pm, PAC 136

SAS Consultant: Eli Lee - Office Hours: By appointment

Announcements:
TA preparation session for final exam: Saturday, December 13, 2-3:30pm at SC139.

Final exam: Monday, December 15, 9-12, PAC 422 - You can bring to the exam the handout "Useful formulas".  Please bring a calculator and copies of the statistical tables.

Handouts: 
Syllabus

Useful formulas

Problem set #4

Problem set #5

Problem set #6

Problem set #7

Problem set #9

Problem set #10

Problem set #11

Logs in regression handout

SAS notes #1

FYI handout #1: Introduction to regression analysis

FYI handout #2: Estimating and interpreting linear regressions

FYI handout #3: More on probability and expectations

FYI handout #4: More on F tests

FYI handout #5: More on the error term

Suggestions for writing research essays

Data Sets: 
growth.xls

mincer.xls

codes.xls

Links: 
Electronic Reserves

Professor Isgut's Home Page

Economics Department Home Page

Picture by Luis F. Benedit, "Hunter with hare," Mixed media 32.5 x 42 cm, Source: http://www.proa.org/exhibicion/colecciones/salas/id_maccio_quinquela.html (accessed Sept.2003)