Econometrics by Example - Softcover

Gujarati, Damodar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1137375019 ISBN 13: 9781137375018

Publisher: Red Globe Press, 2014

Synopsis

The second edition of this bestselling textbook retains its unique learning-by-doing approach to the study of econometrics. Rather than relying on complex theoretical discussions and complicated mathematics, this book explains econometrics from a practical point of view by walking the student through real-life examples, step by step.
 
The book features:
a wide-ranging collection of examples, with data on mortgages, credit ratings, graduate school admission, fashion sales and more
a clear, concise, writing style that guides you from model formulation, to estimation and hypothesis-testing, through to post-estimation diagnostics
coverage of modern topics such as instrumental variables and panel data
extensive use of Stata and EViews statistical packages with reproductions of their output
an appendix discussing the basic concepts of statistics
 
The second edition has been fully revised and updated, and features two brand new chapters on Quantile Regression Modeling and Multivariate Regression Models, new extended examples accompanied by real-life data, and new student exercises at the end of each chapter.
 
www.palgrave.com/companion/gujarati-econometrics-by-example-2e/
For lecturers: bonus chapters, PowerPoint slides, solutions to all exercises
For students: downloadable data sets and chapter summaries

About this title

About the Author

Damodar Gujarati is Emeritus Professor of Economics, US Military Academy, West Point, New York, USA. He has over 40 years of teaching and writing experience. As well as his bestselling textbooks he has published many articles in leading economics and statistics journals. He has Visiting Professorships at leading universities in the UK, Australia, Singapore and India.

From the Back Cover

The second edition of this bestselling textbook retains its unique learning-by-doing approach to the study of econometrics. Rather than relying on complex theoretical discussions and complicated mathematics, this book explains econometrics from a practical point of view by walking the student through real-life examples, step by step.

The book features:
- a wide-ranging collection of examples, with data on mortgages, credit ratings, graduate school admission, fashion sales and more
- a clear, concise, writing style that guides you from model formulation, to estimation and hypothesis-testing, through to post-estimation diagnostics
- coverage of modern topics such as instrumental variables and panel data
- extensive use of Stata and EViews statistical packages with reproductions of their output
- an appendix discussing the basic concepts of statistics

The second edition has been fully revised and updated, and features two brand new chapters on Quantile Regression Modeling and Multivariate Regression Models, new extended examples accompanied by real-life data, and new student exercises at the end of each chapter.

www.palgrave.com/companion/gujarati-econometrics-by-example-2e/
For lecturers: bonus chapters, PowerPoint slides, solutions to all exercises
For students: downloadable data sets and chapter summaries

Edition details

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1137375019
• ISBN 13: 9781137375018
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 500