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Real Econometrics: The Right Tools to Answer Important Questions

Michael Bailey

An engaging and practical introduction to econometrics, Real Econometrics: The Right Tools to Answer Important Questions, offers thorough coverage of the most frequently used methods of analysis. Grounded in contemporary understandings of causal inference, the text invites students to extract meaningful information about important economic policy issues from available data. Bailey's emphasis on practical applications, combined with a lively and conversational narrative and a diverse array of examples and case studies, provides students with a solid foundation in the analytical tools they will use throughout their academic and professional careers. The second edition includes new conceptual exercises, revised appendices, and additional code and guidance for R software.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publish Date: Jan 3rd, 2019
  • Pages: 656
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - 0002
  • Dimensions: 9.10in - 7.40in - 1.00in - 2.15lb
  • EAN: 9780190857462
  • Categories: Econometrics

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About the Author

Michael A. Bailey is the Interim Dean of the McCourt School of Public Policy and the Colonel William J. Walsh Professor of American Government at Georgetown University. He teaches and conducts research on American politics and political economy. His work covering trade, Congress, election law and the Supreme Court, methodology, and inter-state policy competition has been published in the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, World Politics, the Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, among others.

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Praise for this book

"Bailey has written an excellent and unique text that can serve students in a wide range of fields-not just economics-as well as practitioners who need a refresher or an introduction to more advanced methods. The conversational style and emphasis on motivation and intuition over mathematical detail, together with engaging examples and case studies, make this text highly accessible and a pleasure to read."
--Martjin van Hasselt, University of North Carolina-Greensboro"Real Econometrics is extremely current; accessible for undergraduate students with different backgrounds; and it includes useful code in both STATA and R."
--David Vera, California State University"A wonderful book for the price. Your students will be able to understand the materials and will actually use the material in this book."
--Phillip Mixon, Troy University