Suggested Topics
Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between the Yield Curve and Macroeconomic Variables using UK Data for last 30 years.

You are expected to critically analyse each of the following aspects:
1. What are the research questions and objectives? [10%]
2. What is the previous literature on this topic? [20%]
3. Describe your data collection process and the data sample. What are the methods used to analyse the data? [30%]
4. What are the results of your data analysis? [30%]
5. Conclude your report with a short summary of your study. [10%]

TABLE OF CONTENT

1. Abstract
2. Introduction
   1. Back ground
   1. Research Question
   1. Research purpose
   1. Structure
3. Literature Review (Backed by good research papers)
4. Data and Methodology
     4.1. Methodology
     4.2. Data (Equation should be described)

  4.3. Hypothesis

  4.4. One Dependent and Three Independent Variables description

  4.4. Data Statistical Analysis
  4.3. Descriptive Statistics

• Findings and Discussion

5.1. Correlation Matrix

5.2. Estimation of Linear Regressions and Discussion

5.3. Three Advanced econometric model to be used (GARCH Model, OLS, VAR or GMM)

• Conclusion
• References (Harvard Style referencing and citation)

Note

• 4000-word count.
• Appendix and Reference should be given. 
• Raw data used for analysis should be shared.
• Latest Stata application to be used for all data analysis.
• Stata format Data file and Stata format Do file should be shared.
• Highly professional, UK university standard should be followed.
• Plagiarism not tolerated.