Strengthening policy analysis: econometric tests using microcomputer software

"This ... is a manual outlining how to conduct some fairly basic econometric tests and procedures to determine the robustness of the estimated parameters upon which policy decisions are frequently based. ...[It] address[es] a number of issues relating to the choice of model variables, the choice of...

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Autores principales: Haddad, Lawrence J., Westbrook, M. Daniel, Driscoll, Danie, Payongayong, Ellen, Rozen, Joshua, Weeks, Melvyn
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 1995
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157192
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Sumario:"This ... is a manual outlining how to conduct some fairly basic econometric tests and procedures to determine the robustness of the estimated parameters upon which policy decisions are frequently based. ...[It] address[es] a number of issues relating to the choice of model variables, the choice of estimation method, and the sensitivity of results to missing or extreme data values"--P. vii.