Microeconometrics and Matlab: An Introduction Contributor(s): Adams, Abi (Author), Clarke, Damian (Author), Quinn, Simon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198754493 ISBN-13: 9780198754497 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Econometrics - Business & Economics | Economics - Microeconomics - Mathematics | Applied |
Dewey: 330.015 |
LCCN: 2015939865 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.10 lbs) 214 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book is a practical guide for theory-based empirical analysis in economics that guides the reader through the first steps when moving between economic theory and applied research. The book provides a hands-on introduction to some of the techniques that economists use for econometric estimation and shows how to convert a selection of standard and advanced estimators into MATLAB code. The book first provides a brief introduction to MATLAB and its syntax, before moving into microeconometric applications studied in undergraduate and graduate econometrics courses. Along with standard estimation methods such as, for example, Method of Moments, Maximum Likelihood, and constrained optimisation, the book also includes a series of chapters examining more advanced research methods. These include discrete choice, discrete games, dynamic models on a finite and infinite horizon, and semi- and nonparametric methods. In closing, it discusses more advanced features that can be used to optimise use of MATLAB, including parallel computing. Each chapter is structured around a number of worked examples, designed for the reader to tackle as they move through the book. Each chapter ends with a series of readings, questions, and extensions, designed to help the reader on their way to adapting the examples in the book to fit their own research questions. |