Topics in Advanced Econometrics: Estimation, Testing, and Specification of Cross-Section and Time Series Models

ISBN-13: 9780521565110 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 272 str.

Herman J. Bierens

Opis

This book provides a rigorous examination of a number of timely topics in advanced econometrics, together with an extensive and thorough treatment of the necessary probability theory. The book is uniquely self-contained, providing the reader with a selection of the latest developments in econometric theory, plus the required introductory material on each topic. It will be used by graduate students of econometrics and statistics, and is particularly suitable for self-tuition.

Spis treści

1. Basic probability theory; 2. Convergence; 3. Introduction to conditioning; 4. Nonlinear parametric regression analysis and maximum likelihood theory; 5. Tests for model misspecification; 6. Conditioning and dependence; 7. Functional specification of time series models; 8. ARMAX models: estimation and testing; 9. Unit roots and cointegration; 10. The Nadaraya-Watson kernel regression function estimator.