Course: Econometrics in English

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Course title Econometrics in English
Course code KEM/AEKN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kovárník Pavel, JUDr. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Assessing market risk, Value at Risk. P/L distribution for derivatives. Stresstesting and backtesting. Models of time structure of interest rates. Monte Carlo Methods. Method Cost at Risk. Regression and cointegration. Vector autoregression. Macro-economic prediction models.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Lecture with practical applications, E-learning, One-to-One tutorial, Group discussion, Individual study, Students' self-study, Seminar, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 50 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
achieve the knowledge of a university course of mathematics and statistics
Skills
N/A
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Estimate price of some financial engineering products using simulation.
Assess portfolio risk using the method Value at Risk.
Extract information from financial data which are needed in the area of finantial ingeneering.
Skills
N/A
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Practicum
E-learning
Group discussion
Self-study of literature
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
Interactive lecture
Skills
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Competences
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Interactive lecture
Seminar
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Written exam
Seminar work
Skills
Written exam
Seminar work
Oral exam
Competences
Oral exam
Written exam
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • ARLT, J. Moderní metody modelování ekonomických časových řad. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 1999. ISBN 80-7169-539-4.
  • ENDERS, W. Applied econometric time series. 2nd ed. Hoboken : J. Wiley, 2004. ISBN 0-471-23065-0.
  • GUJARATI, D. N. Essentials of Econometrics. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1992.
  • HUŠEK, R. Ekonometrická analýza. Praha : Ekopress, 1999. ISBN 80-86119-19-X.
  • MADDALA, G. S. Introduction to Econometrics. 1. vydání. New York : Macmillan Publishing Company, 1988. ISBN 0-02-374530-4.
  • WOOLDRIDGE, J. M. Introductory econometrics : a modern approach. 3rd ed. Mason : Thomson/South-Western, 2006. ISBN 0-324-28978-2.


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