Topics in Advanced Econometrics: Probability Foundations - Softcover

Dhrymes, Phoebus J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1461288738 ISBN 13: 9781461288732

Publisher: Springer, 2011

Synopsis

For sometime now, I felt that the evolution of the literature of econo­ metrics had mandated a higher level of mathematical proficiency. This is particularly evident beyond the level of the general linear model (GLM) and the general linear structural econometric model (GLSEM). The problems one encounters in nonlinear econometrics are not easily amenable to treatment by the analytical methods one typically acquires, when one learns about probability and inference through the use of den­ sity functions. Even in standard traditional topics, one is often compelled to resort to heuristics; for example, it is difficult to prove central limit theorems for nonidentically distributed or martingale sequences, solely by the use of characteristic functions. Yet such proofs are essential, even in only moderately sophisticated classroom exposition. Unfortunately, relatively few students enter a graduate economics de­ partment ready to tackle probability theory in measure theoretic terms. The present volume has grown out of the need to lay the foundation for such discussions. The motivating forces were, chiefly, (a) the frustration one encounters in attempting to communicate certain concepts to stu­ dents wholly in analytic terms; and (b) the unwillingness of the typical student to sit through several courses in mathematics departments, in order to acquire the requisite background.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1461288738
• ISBN 13: 9781461288732
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 392