Building better econometric models using cross section and panel data /

Many empirical researchers yearn for an econometric model that better explains their data. Yet these researchers rarely pursue this objective for fear of the statistical complexities involved in specifying that model. This book is intended to alleviate those anxieties by providing a practical method...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Edwards, Jeffrey A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Series:2014 digital library.
Economics collection.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. What is a statistically adequate model and why is it important?
  • 2. Basic misspecifications
  • 3. Misspecifications for the more advanced reader
  • 4. Original specification and drawing inference from it: two related models
  • 5. Basic misspecification testing and respecification: the cross-sectional case
  • 6. Variance heterogeneity: the cross-sectional case
  • 7. Basic misspecification testing and respecification: the panel data case
  • 8. Variance heterogeneity: the panel data case
  • 9. Consistent and balanced panels
  • 10. Dynamic parametric heterogeneity
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Index.