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Particulars

No. of Lecture

1.

Alternative Models and Techniques

1

2.

Steps in analyzing prices, Model specifications

1

3.

The identification problem

1

4.

A Recursive system

1

5.

Data selection, Deflating, other data transformation

1

6.

Interpreting Estimated parameters, Model Adequacy

1

7.

Computing and appraising elasticities and flexibilities 

1

8.

Forecasting from regression equation, Evaluating forecasts

1

9.

Mechanisms for discovering prices

1

10.

General price level: meaning, effect of change in general price level

1

11.

Factors affecting general price level

1

12.

Factors influencing the general level of farm prices

1

13.

Inflation: meaning, causes, types

1

14.

Control of inflation

1

15.

The terms of trade of farm products: meaning, causes

1

16.

Stationary stochastic processes, Random walk, unit root, Integrated stochastic process.

1

17.

Tests of Stationarity, Autocorrelation Function and Correlogram, unit root test

1

18.

Augmented Dickey-Fuller Test, Cointegration, Testing of cointegration.

1

19.

ARIMA models: AR, MA and ARIMA process.

1

20.

The Box-Jenkins Methodology: Identification, Estimation, Diagnostic checking, Forecasting.

1

21.

History of Food Price Policy in Bangladesh.

1

22.

Price Support versus Fertilizer Subsidy

1