Program Overview

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University of Maryland Department of Economics

The Department of Economics at the University of Maryland offers various programs for undergraduate and graduate students.

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• Master of Science in Applied Economics

Research Areas

• Development, Labor, and Public Economics
• Macroeconomics and International Economics
• Microeconomic Theory, Behavioral Economics, Industrial Organization
• Econometrics
• Economic History, Institutions, and Political Economy

Course Details

ECON424: Applied Econometrics

Provide the knowledge and skills necessary to accomplish and utilize basic applied econometric analysis utilized by many business service providers, government agencies, and nonprofits engaged in policy analysis. Topics include simple and multiple regressions using cross section, time series, and panel data, issues of heteroskedasticity, serial correlation, and multicollinearity, models with binary dependent variable, and program evaluation. Course emphasizes application of knowledge using software packages but still covers essential theoretical background.

Prerequisites/Rules:

1. 1 course with a minimum grade of C- from (ECON305, ECON306, ECON325, ECON326);
2. 1 course with a minimum grade of C- from (ECON230, BMGT230, ECON321). Restriction: Must be in one of the following programs (Economics Bachelor of Arts; Economics minor; Social Data Science-Economics). Credit Only Granted for: ECON422 or ECON424.

Credits:

3

Grading Method:

Regular, Pass-Fail, Audit

Course Offerings

• Fall 2025 ♦ Instructor: Hossein Abbasi
• Spring 2025 ♦ Instructor: Hossein Abbasi
• Fall 2024 ♦ Instructor: Hossein Abbasi
• Spring 2024 ♦ Instructor: Hossein Abbasi
• Fall 2023 ♦ Instructor: Hossein Abbasi
• Spring 2023 ♦ Instructor: Hossein Abbasi
• Fall 2022 ♦ Instructor: Hossein Abbasi
• Spring 2022 ♦ Instructor: Hossein Abbasi
• Fall 2021 ♦ Instructor: Hossein Abbasi
• Spring 2021 ♦ Instructor: Hossein Abbasi

Department of Economics

University of Maryland
3114 Tydings Hall, 7343 Preinkert Dr., College Park, MD 20742
Main Office: Undergraduate Advising: Graduate Studies

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