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.

The focus of this book is on clarifying the mathematical and statistical foundations of econometrics. Therefore, the text provides all the proofs, or at least motivations if proofs are too complicated, of the mathematical and statistical results necessary for understanding modern econometric theory. In this respect, it differs from other econometrics textbooks.

Econometric Model Specification reviews and extends the author's papers on consistent model specification testing and semi-nonparametric modeling and inference. This book consists of two parts. The first part discusses consistent tests of functional form of regression and conditional distribution models, including a consistent test of the martingale difference hypothesis for time series regression errors. In the second part, semi-nonparametric modeling and inference for duration and auction models are considered, as well as a general theory of the consistency and asymptotic normality of...