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Intermediate Quantitative Economics

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  • 05-08-2013 11:37pm
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    edgal
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    How difficult is this module ? (like is it JC pass LC type maths ?)
    I found Intro to quantitative economics easy but does the difficulty for intermediate QE increase significantly?

    is it important for further studies in economics?

    I'm also looking into Irish econ, Labour Economics & Economic Policy Analysis..

    (less importantly.. heard about an Intro to Entrepreneurial Endeavour module if anyone has done this how did they find it? )
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    Mardy Bum
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    Intermediate quants is significantly harder than intro but if you are good at maths it shouldn't be too hard. Lots of functions and matrices and applying economics to it.

    Labour Economics is easy enough. Its all maths type questions.

    Check the exam papers online.


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    se
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭se


    its really really easy to get an A+, 15% would be based on assignments to do at home, where you can copy or do in groups. the Rest are just Matrices(inverting), functions(continuity), some basic calculus..
    got an A+ without attending any lectures :D


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    edgal
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭edgal


    se wrote: »
    its really really easy to get an A+, 15% would be based on assignments to do at home, where you can copy or do in groups. the Rest are just Matrices(inverting), functions(continuity), some basic calculus..
    got an A+ without attending any lectures :D

    So if you look through the notes its easy to do well in ?
    did you to intro to quants as well and how did it compare to intermediate quantitative economics ?

    Cheers for the responses.


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    se
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    ya its pretty much the same, if u dd well in intro, you will DEFINETELY do well in intermediate... :)
    ya jst with the notes and few youtube tutorials, would get u an A+, u dnt need to be a math genius.. :D


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    qmzp
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    It is an easy module for a competent student and is not a huge step up from the Intro class. The material will always send 30-50% of students floundering, so there'll be downward pressure on exam difficulty. Boosting your GPA is the only reason to sit this class if you are comfortable with calculus, matrix algebra, etc. There is typically a large cohort of students getting A's and a large cohort failing or just scraping by.


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