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Preface |
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Accomplishing simple tasks in RATS |
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Other sources of information and programs |
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3 | (1) |
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3 | (2) |
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5 | (1) |
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Reading (loading) data in RATS |
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6 | (2) |
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Reading in data on UK house prices |
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8 | (3) |
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Mixing and matching frequencies and printing |
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11 | (1) |
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Computing summary statistics |
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12 | (2) |
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14 | (3) |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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Saving the instructions and results |
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18 | (1) |
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Econometric tools available in RATS |
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Outline of the remainder of this book |
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20 | (2) |
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The classical linear regression model |
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22 | (12) |
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Hedge ratio estimation using OLS |
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22 | (6) |
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Standard errors and hypothesis testing |
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28 | (2) |
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Estimation and hypothesis testing with the CAPM |
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30 | (4) |
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Further development and analysis of the classical linear regression model |
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34 | (9) |
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Conducting multiple hypothesis tests |
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34 | (2) |
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Multiple regression using an APT-style model |
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36 | (3) |
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39 | (2) |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (28) |
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Testing for heteroscedasticity |
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44 | (7) |
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51 | (1) |
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Using White's modified standard error estimates |
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52 | (1) |
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Autocorrelation and dynamic models |
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53 | (4) |
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Testing for non-normality |
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57 | (1) |
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Dummy variable construction and use |
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58 | (4) |
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Testing for multicollinearity |
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62 | (1) |
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The RESET test for functional form |
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63 | (2) |
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Parameter stability tests |
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65 | (6) |
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Formulating and estimating ARMA models |
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71 | (15) |
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72 | (7) |
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Forecasting using ARMA models |
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79 | (4) |
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Exponential smoothing models |
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83 | (3) |
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86 | (20) |
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86 | (3) |
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89 | (3) |
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92 | (4) |
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Selecting the optimal lag length for a VAR |
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96 | (4) |
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Impulse responses and variance decompositions |
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100 | (6) |
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Modelling long-run relationships |
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106 | (14) |
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106 | (2) |
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Testing for cointegration and modelling cointegrated variables |
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108 | (5) |
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Using the systems-based approach to testing for cointegration |
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113 | (7) |
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Modelling volatility and correlation |
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120 | (25) |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (2) |
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123 | (5) |
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Estimating GJR and EGARCH models |
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128 | (4) |
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Tests for sign and size bias |
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132 | (3) |
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135 | (2) |
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Forecasting from GARCH models |
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137 | (3) |
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Multivariate GARCH models |
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140 | (5) |
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145 | (15) |
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Dummy variables for seasonality |
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145 | (4) |
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149 | (4) |
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Threshold autoregressive models |
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153 | (7) |
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160 | (8) |
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160 | (3) |
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Estimating fixed or random effects panel models |
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163 | (5) |
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Limited dependent variable models |
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168 | (7) |
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169 | (1) |
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The logit and probit models |
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170 | (5) |
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175 | (19) |
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Simulating Dickey-Fuller critical values |
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176 | (3) |
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179 | (4) |
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Simulating the price of an option using a fat-tailed process |
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183 | (3) |
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VAR estimation using bootstrapping |
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186 | (8) |
Appendix: sources of data in this book |
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194 | (1) |
References |
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195 | (4) |
Index |
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