Macroeconometric Forecasting

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Level: advanced
University: International Monetary Fund
Platform: edX
Start: to be announced
Recurrence: none
Language: English
Discipline: Economics
Attendance: free
Certificate: 25.00 USD
Workload per week: 9.0 h

"In this macroeconomics course, you will learn to predict macroeconomic variables such as inflation, growth or consumption, and to create statistical models in economics and use them to predict responses to economic policy."

This course offered by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on edX provides an introduction in the major econometric tools used in standard Macroeconomics. 

Modules of this course are:

  1. EViews Basics (Optional)
  2. Introduction to Forecasting with EViews
  3. Statistical Properties of Times Series Data
  4. Forecast Uncertainty and Model Evaluation
  5. Vector Auto-Regressions (VARs)
  6. Cointegration and Vector Error Correction Models (VECMs)
  7. Evaluating Regressions Models
  8. Final Assignment: Bringing It All Together

While watching and learning about these frequently used and dominant methods, make sure that you are aware of the alternative streams of economic forecasting and model testing. Some of these are linked on Exploring Economics:

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Tags: econometrics | error correction | evaluation | forecast | macroeconomics | time series | vector auto-regression models
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Ce projet est le fruit du travail des membres du réseau international pour le pluralisme en économie, dans la sphère germanophone (Netzwerk Plurale Ökonomik e.V.) et dans la sphère francophone (Rethinking Economics Switzerland / Rethinking Economics Belgium / PEPS-Économie France). Nous sommes fortement attachés à notre indépendance et à notre diversité et vos dons permettent de le rester ! 

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