ECON 314: Economics of Social Policy (BMC)

Applied econometrics, known to aficionados as 'metrics, is the original data science. 'Metrics encompasses the statistical methods economists use to untangle cause and effect in human affairs. Mastering 'Metrics presents the essential tools of econometric research and demonstrates why econometrics is exciting and useful.

Discover the secrets to applying simple econometric techniques to improve forecasting Equipping analysts, practitioners, and graduate students with a statistical framework to make effective decisions based on the application of simple economic and statistical methods.

Demonstrates how econometrics has moved beyond just a set of abstract tools to become a genuinely useful tool for answering questions in business, policy evaluation, and forecasting environments. This book is systematically organized around the type of data being analyzed.

A guide to alternative techniques in econometrics with an emphasis on practical application. Features: Coverage of a wide range of topics, including time series analysis, cointegration, limited dependent variables, panel data analysis and the generalized method of moments. A large number of empirical illustrations taken from a wide variety of fields, including international economics, finance, labour economics and macroeconomics.

A thorough and beginner-friendly introduction to econometrics. Using Econometrics: A Practical Guideprovides readers with a practical introduction that combines single-equation linear regression analysis with real-world examples.