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Course Description
This course introduces students to the skills necessary to conduct quantitative research and analysis of issues related
to international commerce and policy. Students obtain practical information on sources of data, their origins, strengths and
weaknesses. The course will develop students' familiarity with basic methods of statistical analysis of data, including the
use of computers for analyzing and displaying information. It covers major data sources as well as literature and indices
related to international policy, including trade data, economics and financial indicators, and development indicators.
REVISED Syllabus (October 7, 2008)
Class 2 The building blocks of analysis
Class 3 Data and literature search
Class 4 The cost of money: Indexes, inflation, exchange rates, interest
Assignment 2 Exchange rate and inflation exercise
Class 5 Descriptive statistics
Assignment 3 Descriptive statistics exercise
Class 6 Measures of change and BOP
In-Class Data for Classes 7 and 8
Midterm exam with answers
Assignment 4 Regression Analysis
Datasheet for HW 4
Class 12 (Lecture 9) Measures of Association
Class 13 (Lecture 10) Intro to Regression
Class 14 OLS Assumptions
A guide to using World Bank on-line resources
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