Ateneo - UPO

1. Indices for temporal and territorial comparisons
2. Concentration of transferable phenomena
3. The shift-share analysis
4. Cluster Analysis

Lecture notes downloadable from the Moodle platform

Students will learn to:
- compare economic phenomena over time and space (across countries and regions);
- group units in a sample based on observed characteristics.

Basic statistics

Theoretical and applied lessons.
Recommended attendance

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Written exercises on case studies

1. Indices for Temporal and Territorial Comparisons a. Simple Temporal Indices b. Average and Indirect Indices c. Inflation Separation d. Nominal Exchange Rates e. Real Exchange Rates f. Purchasing Power Parities (PPP) and Comparative Price Levels (CPL)2. Concentration of Transferable Phenomena a. Lorenz Curve and Concentration Area b. Gini Index c. Industrial Concentration Indices3. Shift-Share Analysis4. Cluster Analysis a. Hierarchical and Direct Methods b. Evaluation of the Segmentation Obtained

Ability to analyze economic data using indices and segment them into homogeneous groups