ECON 2228 Econometric Methods
This course focuses on testing the predictions of economic theory. Topics covered include simple and multiple regression, multicollinearity, heteroskedasticity, serial correlation, specification errors, errors in variables, and an introduction to simultaneous equation estimation.
Course overview
- Department
- Economics
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 4
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Catalog details
Requirements fulfilled
- Accounting for Finance & Consulting: Approved concentration elective options (Current University Catalog)
- International Studies: IS Core: one approved Economics elective numbered 2000 or above (after ECON1101) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Mathematics B.S.: Natural science, computer science, or economics corequisites (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Biology B.S.: Quantitative corequisite options (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Economics B.A.: Required economics courses (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Accounting for Finance and Consulting: Electives (6 credit hours from the following list) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Economics: Required Courses (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.57 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.90 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 13
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | C Maxwell | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 85 of 98 |
| Spring 2026 | Kitak Kim | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 61 of 66 |
| Spring 2026 | Shakeeb Khan | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 28 of 34 |
| Spring 2026 | Shengbin Wei | 3.0 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 82 of 97 |
| Spring 2026 | Vaibhav Ojha | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 70 of 82 |
| Spring 2026 | Yunus Semih Coskun | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 66 of 74 |
| Spring 2026 | Zhijie Xiao | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 34 of 39 |
| Fall 2025 | David Hughes | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 25 of 30 |
| Fall 2025 | Donald Cox | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 31 of 33 |
| Fall 2025 | Geoffrey Sanzenbacher | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 45 of 49 |
| Fall 2025 | Kitak Kim | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 50 of 55 |
| Fall 2025 | Paul Cichello | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 21 of 26 |
| Fall 2025 | Vaibhav Ojha | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 62 of 73 |
| Fall 2025 | Wei Yang | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 53 of 60 |
| Fall 2025 | Yunus Semih Coskun | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 44 of 50 |
| Summer 2025 | Veysel Ulusoy | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 7–9 hrs/week | 24 of 34 |
| Spring 2025 | Alberto Cappello | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 38 of 42 |
| Spring 2025 | C Maxwell | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 60 of 68 |
| Spring 2025 | Christopher Baum | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 22 of 24 |
| Spring 2025 | Edoardo Bella | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 73 of 85 |
| Spring 2025 | Enrico Cristoforoni | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 41 of 44 |
| Spring 2025 | Geoffrey Sanzenbacher | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 43 of 50 |
| Spring 2025 | Kitak Kim | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 77 of 86 |
| Spring 2025 | Yunus Semih Coskun | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 29 of 31 |
| Fall 2024 | Anirudh Padinjaray Pisharam | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 34 of 42 |
| Fall 2024 | David Hughes | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4–6 hrs/week | 23 of 28 |
| Fall 2024 | Donald Cox | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 22 of 28 |
| Fall 2024 | Geoffrey Sanzenbacher | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 38 of 42 |
| Fall 2024 | Mustafa Runyun | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 55 of 67 |
| Fall 2024 | Paul Cichello | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 7–9 hrs/week | 19 of 22 |
| Fall 2024 | Yunus Semih Coskun | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 12 of 14 |
| Summer 2024 | Veysel Ulusoy | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 11 of 16 |
| Spring 2024 | Anirudh Padinjaray Pisharam | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 54 of 60 |
| Spring 2024 | C Maxwell | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 71 of 80 |
| Spring 2024 | Enrico Cristoforoni | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 48 of 61 |
| Spring 2024 | Geoffrey Sanzenbacher | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 34 of 43 |
| Spring 2024 | Jorge Batanero Rodriguez | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 77 of 89 |
| Spring 2024 | Shakeeb Khan | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 22 of 24 |
| Spring 2024 | Yusuf Ozkara | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 52 of 63 |
| Fall 2023 | C Maxwell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 of 39 |
Data freshness
Instructors
- Alberto Cappello
- Anirudh Padinjaray Pisharam
- Anshuman Bhakri
- Arnab Palit
- Brian Bethune
- C Maxwell
- Christopher Baum
- Cristian Figueroa Berrios
- David Cao
- David Hughes
- Debashrita Saha ray
- Donald Cox
- Edoardo Bella
- Enrico Cristoforoni
- Geoffrey Sanzenbacher
- Ira Abraham
- Jorge Batanero Rodriguez
- Juan Luis Fuentes Acosta
- Kitak Kim
- Luigi Pollio
- Molly Moore
- Mustafa Runyun
- Paul Cichello
- Shakeeb Khan
- Shane Mcmiken
- Shengbin Wei
- Sravan Ramaswamy
- Suraj Kumar
- Vaibhav Ojha
- Veysel Ulusoy
- Wei Yang
- William Bryson
- Xiaoying Lan
- Yunus Semih Coskun
- Yusuf Ozkara
- Zachary Saunders
- Zhijie Xiao
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 04
- Section 05
- Section 06
- Section 07
- Section 08
- Section 09
- Section 10
- Section 11
- Section 12
- Section 13
- Section 14
- Section 15
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 04
- Section 05
- Section 06
- Section 07
- Section 08
- Section 09
- Section 10
- Section 11
- Section 12
- Section 13
- Section 14
- Section 15
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 04