Course purpose

• The course purpose is to introduce students to the key statistical concepts of economic phenomena and processes and their statistical measurement in practice. Students will be enabled for appropriate statistical data collection, data analysis and correct interpretation of statistical data.

Content (Syllabus outline)

• The Demand for Economic Statistics.
• Economic Statistics as an area of official statistics (institutions and organisation of statistical systems, principles of official statistics).
• System of national accounts as a conceptual framework for measurement of economic phenomena.
• Index numbers.
• Labour market statistics.
• Price statistics.
• Productions statistics.
• International perspective.