Introduction to Econometrics

Stock, J H Watson, M W

ISBN 10: 0321432517 / ISBN 13: 9780321432513

Published by Pearson / Addison Wesley, 2008

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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,900grams, ISBN:0321432517.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introduction to Econometrics
• Publisher: Pearson / Addison Wesley
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0321432517
• ISBN 13: 9780321432513
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Economics

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Synopsis

In keeping with their successful introductory econometrics text, Stock and Watson motivate each methodological topic with a real-world policy application that uses data, so that readers apply the theory immediately. Introduction to Econometrics, Brief, is a streamlined version of their text, including the fundamental topics, an early review of statistics and probability, the core material of regression with cross-sectional data, and a capstone chapter on conducting empirical analysis.

Introduction and Review: Economic Questions and Data; Review of Probability; Review of Statistics. Fundamentals of Regression Analysis: Linear Regression with One Regressor; Regression with a Single Regressor: Hypothesis Tests and Confidence Intervals in the Single-Regressor Model; Linear Regression with Multiple Regressors; Hypothesis Tests and Confidence Intervals in the Multiple Regressor Model; Nonlinear Regression Functions; Assessing Studies Based on Multiple Regression; Conducting a Regression Study Using Economic Data.

MARKET: For all readers interested in econometrics.

 

 

About the Author

James Stock chairs the Department of Economics at Harvard University. His research focuses on empirical macroeconomics, forecasting, and econometric methods.  Among other things, he has served on the economics panel at the National Science Foundation, on the Academic Advisory Group of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and as a consultant to the European Central Bank. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Yale and holds advanced degrees in statistics and economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Mark Watson is the Howard Harrison and Gabrielle Snyder Beck Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the Econometric Society. His research focuses on time-series econometrics, empirical macroeconomics, and macroeconomic forecasting. He has served as a consultant for the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago and Richmond. Before coming to Princeton, Watson served on the economics faculty at Harvard and Northwestern. Watson did his undergraduate work at Pierce Junior College and California State University at Northridge, completed his Ph.D. at the University of California at San Diego, and holds on honorary doctorate from the University of Bern.