Econometrics for Daily Lives, Volume II - Paperback

by Tam Bang Vu (Author)

This volume deals with advanced topics and specific problems in applied econometrics. Part III introduces advanced topics in econometric theory and contains three chapters. Chapter 7 deals with modeling issues and some phenomena that occur when the dataset you have collected has certain problems that need special attention for your results to be reliable. Chapter 8 analyzes the concepts and models that are not linear in their forms. Chapter 9 introduces several interesting models in advanced time-series techniques when a dataset is not stationary. Part IV applies the theoretical concepts learned in the previous chapters into empirical research. This part also consists of three chapters. Chapter 10 discusses the problem of selection bias and correcting methods. Chapter 11 introduces the regression discontinuity design and differences-in-differences models. Chapter 12 presents steps to carry out an empirical research project and provides strategies to avoid pitfalls in applied econometrics.

Author Biography

Tam Bang Vu is a professor of economics and interim dean of the College of Business and Economics at the University of Hawaii-Hilo. She has published more than 30 articles in refereed journals during the past ten years, including papers in renowned journals such as Economics Letters, Applied Economics, Applied Economics Letters, Pacific Economic Review, and Journal of Asian Economics. Tam Vu has been teaching quantitative methods for ten years, including both econometrics and forecasting courses. Her classes are open to both undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in business and economics. She holds a PhD and a MA in economics, a MM in piano performance, and two BAs in fine arts and architecture. She is also a graduate cooperating faculty at the University of Hawaii-Manoa.