COURSE OUTLINE Stat 491: Social and Economic Statistics

1. Introduction (2 lecture)1.1. Basic concepts and definitions1.2. Purpose of labor, education and

economic statistics1.3. Principles of labor, educations and

economic statistics2. Labor Data and Analysis (8 lecture)2.1. Labor force2.2. Economically active and inactive

population2.3. Activity rate2.4. Labor force participation rates2.5. Employment status and unemployment

rate2.6. Methods of data collection on wages

and salaries of employees2.7. Inferences and modeling of labor data2.8. Case studies3. Education Data and Analysis (8 lecture)3.1. Statistical data in education3.2. Ratios and percentages3.3. Drop out , retention, gross enrollment

and net enrollment rates3.4. Inferences and modeling of education

data3.5. Case studies.4. Economic Data and Analysis4.1.Index numbers (12 Lecture)4.1.1. Definitions, characteristics and uses4.1.2. Types of Index numbers: Price,

quantity and value4.1.3. Methods for constructing index

numbers: Jevons, Dutot and Carli 4.1.4. Weighted aggregate index:

Laspeyres,Pachee,Young and Fishers

4.1.5. Tests of Adequacy of various index methods

4.2.Consumer Price Index Number ( 6 Lecture)

4.2.1. Uses of Consumer Price Index number

4.2.2. Methods of Compiling Consumer Price index Number

4.2.3. Methods of Computing Inflation rates

4.2.4. Interpretation of Results4.3.Social Accounts and measures of

National Accounts (12 Llecture)4.3.1. The nature of social accounts and

classification of economic transaction

4.3.2. Contents of national income accounts

4.3.3. Gross Domestic Products and methods of aggregation

4.3.4. Gross National Products and Methods of aggregation

4.3.5. Problems and methods of imputation

4.3.6. Uses of social accounts matrices4.3.7. Input-output table4.3.8. Supply and use table

TEXT AND REFERENCES:

1. Hood, R.P (2003) : Statistics for Business and Economics (3rd Edition)

2. Agrawel. B.L (1996): Basic statistics (3rd Edition)

3. United Nation (1993): System of National Accounts

4. IMF Manual: Methods of Computing Index Numbers

5. Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Report

6. Ethiopian System of National Accounts