Author: Mohammed Khaled

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Pearson Education NZ 2007

Pages: 304

Description:

This book is designed for a 12-week course in introductory econometrics. Book features include:

· A brief and concise review of the basic statistics essential for a quick introduction to modern econometrics.

· Motivation of the econometric methods and tests with an intuitive understanding of why and how they work

· Use of simulated data in some cases to clearly illustrate the properties of estimation in an assumed model, how the relevant econometric problem, if any, can be detected, and how the solutions work.

· Worked examples in each chapter based on real economic data; primarily based on NZ material

· A guide to the application of theoretical methods making use of a commonly used econometric program (EViews) allowing the commands and/or procedures in the program to be understood clearly.