A Guide to Econometrics. 6th edition - Softcover

Kennedy, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405182571 ISBN 13: 9781405182577

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2008

Synopsis

This is the perfect (and essential) supplement for all econometrics classes--from a rigorous first undergraduate course, to a first master's, to a PhD course.

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• Explains what is going on in textbooks full of proofs and formulas
  
• Offers intuition, skepticism, insights, humor, and practical advice (dos and don’ts)
  
• Contains new chapters that cover instrumental variables and computational considerations
  
• Includes additional information on GMM, nonparametrics, and an introduction to wavelets

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This is the perfect (and essential) supplement for all econometrics classes--from a rigorous first undergraduate course, to a first master's, to a PhD course. It explains what is going on in textbooks full of proofs and formulas. Kennedy’s A Guide to Econometrics offers intuition, skepticism, insights, humor, and practical advice (dos and don’ts). The sixth edition contains new chapters on instrumental variables and on computation considerations, more information on GMM and nonparametrics, and an introduction to wavelets.

About the Author:

Peter Kennedy is Professor of Economics at Simon Fraser University. In addition to A Guide to Econometrics, he is author of Macroeconomic Essentials: Understanding Economics in the News, 2e (2000), and is Associate Editor of the International Journal of Forecasting, the Journal of Economic Education, and Economics Bulletin.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1405182571
• ISBN 13: 9781405182577
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 608