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GENERAL EDUCATION SEMINAR

Subtitle	Introduction to Empirical Analysis
Lecturer(s)	MIKAWA, NAOTO
Credit(s)	2
Academic Year/Semester	2024 Spring
Day/Period	Thu.4
Campus	Hiyoshi
Class Format	Face-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
Registration Number	08776
Faculty/Graduate School	ECONOMICS
Department/Major	ECONOMICS Type A, B
Year Level	1, 2
Field	GENERAL EDUCATION MANDATORY ELECTIVE (CATEGORY III)
Remarks	Small-group seminar course
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Course Description	These are seminar-style courses offered for first- and second-year students and are open to students in faculties other than economics. Types of class activities vary and may include, for example, textual analysis, oral presentation and discussion, and fieldwork.
K-Number	FEC-EC-01342-311-85

Course Administrator	Faculty/Graduate School	FEC	ECONOMICS
Course Administrator	Department/Major	EC	ECONOMICS
Main Course Number	Level	0	Faculty-wide
	Major Classification	1	General Education Course
	Minor Classification	34	Category Ⅲ(Interdisciplinary) - Small-Group Seminar
	Subject Type	2	Elective required subject
Supplemental Course Information	Class Classification	3	Seminar
	Class Format	1	Face-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
	Language of Instruction	1	Japanese
Academic Discipline		85	Comprehensive / Integrated Areas (Humanities)

Course Contents/Objectives/Teaching Method/Intended Learning Outcome

This course aims to learn how to use empirical analysis in economics. Participants will learn by reading an introductory book on econometrics. At the same time, participants will learn how to use statistical software R.
At the end of the course, participants are expected to explain the essential concepts of econometrics and interpret regression results.

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Textbooks

『実証分析入門データから「因果関係」を読み解く作法』　森田果著　日本評論社　2014年　ISBN： 978-4535557932

Reference Books

『計量経済学の第一歩 -- 実証分析のススメ』田中隆一著　有斐閣 2015年 ISBN: 978-4641150287
『実証分析のための計量経済学』山本勲著　中央経済社　2015年　ISBN: 978-4502168116

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