Econometrics category: 430 books
Themes in Economic Analysis
Theory, policy and measurement
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
This book covers diverse themes, including institutions and efficiency, choice and values, law and economics, development and policy, and social and economic measurement. Written in honour of the distinguished economist Satish K. Jain, this compilation of essays should appeal not only to students...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2013
This book is a follow up to Social Capital and Health (2008), edited by Kawachi, Subramanian & Kim. Global Perspectives on Social Capital and Health provides a timely update on emerging topics in a fast-growing field, and features contributions from an outstanding international team of scholars,...
Economic Cycles in Emerging and Advanced Countries
Synchronization, International Spillovers and the Decoupling Hypothesis
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2015
This book contributes to the debate on the decoupling of emerging economies from the advanced economies with a new, empirical investigation approach. Taking counterfactual experiments performed using a time-varying panel VAR model, the author argues that over the last thirty years, emerging economies have...
Convergence in Output and Its Sources Among Industrialised Countries
A Cross-Country Time-Series Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2014
This book investigates the existence of stochastic and deterministic convergence of real output per worker and the sources of output (physical capital per worker, human capital per worker, total factor productivity –TFP– and average annual hours worked) in 21 OECD countries over the period 1970-2011....
The Methodology of Economic Model Building (Routledge Revivals)
Methodology after Samuelson
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
The major methodological task for modern economists has been to establish the testability of models. Too often, however, methodological assumptions can make a model virtually impossible to test even under ideal conditions, yet few theorists have examined the requirements and problems of assuring testability...
Asymmetric Economic Integration
Size Characteristics of Economies, Trade Costs and Welfare
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2012
This book investigates whether the effects of economic integration differ according to the size of countries. The analysis incorporates a classification of the size of countries, reflecting the key economic characteristics of economies in order to provide an appropriate benchmark for each size group...
Rethinking Economics
From Analogies to the Real World
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2014
This brief responds to the criticism that mainstream economics is currently facing due to its heavy reliance on models and narrow range of quantitative research techniques. It takes a broader view, identifying issues that are also relevant for heterodox and pluralist approaches to economics. By acknowledging...
Large Databases in Economic History
Research Methods and Case Studies
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2013
‘Big data’ is now readily available to economic historians, thanks to the digitisation of primary sources, collaborative research linking different data sets, and the publication of databases on the internet. Key economic indicators, such as the consumer price index, can be tracked over long periods,...
Supply and Use Tables for Selected Economies in Asia and the Pacific
A Research Study
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
This project of the Asian Development Bank aimed to assist participating economies in implementing the 1993 System of National Accounts by compiling supply and use tables (SUTs). Aptly known as the SUT Project, it utilized the supply and use framework which is an integrated model that allows compilation...
Country Asset Allocation
Quantitative Country Selection Strategies in Global Factor Investing
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2016
This book demonstrates how quantitative country-level investment strategies can be successfully employed to manage money in international markets. It offers a range of state-of-the-art quantitative strategies, describing their theoretical bases, implementation details, and performance in over 70 countries...
by Tanya Rosenblat, Enrique Fatas, Cary A. Deck
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Replication in Experimental Economics' highlights the importance of replicating previous economic experiments for understanding the robustness and generalizability of behavior. Replication enables experimental findings to be subjected to rigorous scrutiny. Despite this obvious advantage, direct replication...
by Pablo Coto-Millán
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
In this book the reader is provided with an overview of the most interesting ideas in Competitive General Equilibrium Theory as well as Welfare Economy. In doing so, the author adopts a methodological approach of a closed and inter-related system where all variables are simultaneously determined....
The Analysis of Linear Economic Systems
Father Maurice Potron’s Pioneering Works
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2016
Maurice Potron (1872-1942), a French Jesuit mathematician, constructed and analyzed a highly original, but virtually unknown economic model. This book presents translated versions of all his economic writings, preceded by a long introduction which sketches his life and environment based on extensive...
Game Theory
A Comprehensive Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2015
This book is intended as an introduction to game theory which goes beyond the field of application, economics, and which introduces the reader to as many different sides of game theory as possible within the limitations of an introduction. The main goal is to give an impression of the diversity of...