Econometric Methods for Analyzing Economic Development

Exploring and understanding the analysis of economic development is essential as global economies continue to experience extreme fluctuation. Econometrics brings together statistical methods for practical content and economic relations. Econometric Methods for Analyzing Economic Development is a comprehensive collection that focuses on various regions and their economies at a pivotal time when the majority of nations are struggling with stabilizing their economies. Outlining areas such as employment rates, utilization of natural resources, and regional impacts, this collection of research is an excellent tool for scholars, academics, and professionals looking to expand their knowledge on today’s turbulent and changing economy.

Peter V. Schaeffer is professor, Division of Resource Management, West Virginia Univer¬sity (WVU) and a faculty research associate in WVUs Regional Research Institute (RRI). His primary research interests are regional economic policy; international labor migration; domestic job mobility; natural resource management; and historic preservation. He serves and has served on editorial boards and is a past chair of the North American Regional Science Council and a past president of the Southern Regional Science Association. In 2008 he became WVUs fourth scholar to receive RRIs William H. Miernyk Award for Lifetime Scholarly Achievement since the awards inception in 1990. Dr. Schaeffer earned the Ph.D. in economics from the University of Southern California.

Eugene Kouassi is professor, Department of Economics, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan-Cocody (Côte dIvoire). His interests are theoretical econometrics; advanced panel data modeling; counting processes and martingales. He now has a double appointment with the University of Namibia (UNAM). Previously he has served as research fellow at West Virginia University (USA) and the University of Montreal (Canada).