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Introductory econometrics:

a modern approach
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Cengage Learning, 2009 - Business & Economics - 865 pages
INTRODUCTORY ECONOMETRICS: A MODERN APPROACH, 4e illustrates how empirical researchers think about and apply econometric methods in real-world practice. The text's unique approach reflects the fact that undergraduate econometrics has moved beyond just a set of abstract tools to being genuinely useful for answering questions in business, policy evaluation, and forecasting environments. The systematic approach, which reduces clutter by introducing assumptions only as they are needed, makes absorbing the material easier and leads to better econometric practices. Its unique organization separates topics by the kinds of data being analyzed, leading to an appreciation for the important issues that arise in drawing conclusions from the different kinds of data economists use. Packed with relevant applications, INTRODUCTORY ECONOMETRICS offers a wealth of interesting data sets that can be used to reproduce the examples in the text or as the starting point for original research projects.
  

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Review: Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach

User Review  - Joseph - Goodreads

Simply the best undergraduate econometrics textbook available. Formal treatment, complete coverage of most important topics, and some extra math for those inclined (in the appendices). Read full review

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User Review  - Daniel Babiak - Goodreads

Absolute best place to start with metrics. GET THE DATASETS AND WORK THROUGH EVERY. EXAMPLE. IN. THE. BOOK. Read full review

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1
Regression Analysis with CrossSectional Data
21
Regression Analysis with Time Series Data
339
Advanced Topics
443
Basic Mathematical Tools
695
Fundamentals of Probability
714
Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics
747
Summary of Matrix Algebra
788
The Linear Regression Model in Matrix Form
799
Answers to Chapter Questions
813
Statistical Tables
823
References
830
Glossary
835
Index
849
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Jeffrey M. Wooldridge is a University Distinguished Professor of Economics at Michigan State University, where he has taught since 1991. From 1986 to 1991, he served as Assistant Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Wooldridge has published more than three dozen articles in internationally recognized journals, as well as several book chapters. He is also the author of ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF CROSS SECTION AND PANEL DATA. His work has earned numerous awards, including the Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, the Multa Scripsit award from Econometric Theory, the Sir Richard Stone prize from the Journal of Applied Econometrics, and three graduate teacher-of-the-year awards from MIT. A fellow of the Econometric Society and of the Journal of Econometrics, Dr. Wooldridge has been editor of the Journal of Business and Economic Statistics and econometrics co-editor of Economics Letters. He has also served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Econometrics and the Review of Economics and Statistics. Dr. Wooldridge received his B.A. with majors in computer science and economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, San Diego.

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