Health Economics and Health Promotion

Econometrics Module, Spring 2010



  • Suggested literature:
  • Essentials of Econometrics by Damodar Gujarati, 3rd edition (2006) or 4th edition (2009)
  • Biometri: grundläggande biologisk statistik by Ulf Olsson, Jan-Eric Englund and Ulla Engstrand (2005) (in Swedish)


  • Schedule:
  • Wednesday 17 March 9.00 – 12.00 lecture
    Friday 19 March 9.00 – 12.00 lecture
    13.00 – 15.00 practice session
    Monday 22 March 9.00 – 12.00 lecture
    13.00 – 15.00 practice session
    Friday 9 April 9.00 – 12.00 lecture
    13.00 – 15.00 practice session
    Thursday 15 April9.00 – 14.00exam
    Thursday 6 May9.00 – 14.00retake exam

Lecture notes and references:

Lecture 1: Basic statistics, probability theory, random variables

  • Gujarati (2006): chapters 2 and 3
  • Gujarati (2009): appendices A and B
  • Olsson Englund Engstrand: chapters 2 – 4
  • Lecture notes

Lecture 2: Probability distributions, estimators, point estimation

  • Gujarati (2006): chapters 3 – 5
  • Gujarati (2009): appendices C and D
  • Olsson Englund Engstrand: chapters 4 – 6
  • Lecture notes
  • Addendum 1

Lecture 3: Interval estimation and hypothesis testing

  • Gujarati (2006): chapters 4 and 5
  • Gujarati (2009): appendices C and D
  • Olsson Englund Engstrand: chapters 4 – 7
  • Lecture notes

Lecture 4: Regression analysis

  • Gujarati (2006): chapters 6 – 8
  • Gujarati (2009): chapters 2 – 4
  • Olsson Englund Engstrand: chapter 11
  • Lecture notes
  • Addendum 2