National University of Singapore EC3304: Econometrics II Semester 2‚ AY2013/14 Time allowed: 2 hours INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS 1. This assessment exam contains SEVEN (7) questions and comprises THREE (3) printed pages. 2. Answer ALL questions. 3. Write the answers for each question on a new page. 4. This is a CLOSED BOOK examination. 5. Non-programmable calculators are allowed. 6. The total mark for this exam is 100. EC3304 1. (10 marks) (True of False) Using a fixed-effects regression one cannot
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To determine the impact of economic growth or GDP in the Sri Lanka‚ a simple econometric framework was adopted by Abaid (2013)‚ where in his study the function model which he derived from production function framework: Where: Y denotes the estimated output level of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita growth. The L denotes the amount of labor force of the country and the K denotes the domestically financed capital stock-proxied bt the Gross Capital Formation (GCF). A constant technology
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written by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubuer. Steven d. Lennits is the living definition of the phrase “ Think Outside the Box” He is not a typical economist‚ he even states it in the book’s introduction‚ “I’m not good at math‚ I don’t know a lot of econometrics‚ and I also don’t know how to do theory.” This marks right away Lennits to a different approach of ways to get his audience attention‚ he steps outside of the boundaries most people in society live by. Freakonomics‚ is a book that really triggered
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The Brain Behind the Big‚ Bad Burger Section 1: Analysis Most Americans will consume any food regardless of the calories‚ nutritional value and health related consequences. The Brain behind the Big‚ Bad Burger article mentions the importance of using a Business Intelligence System (BIS) which “provides them with insights‚ not just mountains of data” (Levison‚ 2005). Business Intelligence gets its strength from being able to pull data from disparate sources store it for use in a loosely coupled
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Generally‚ the following play significant effects as to why some Filipino children are not in school: Poverty Labor Low level of literacy Lack of interest In the research‚ one of the methodologies done was by conducting an examination based on econometric models. This was done in order to further investigate the factors that contribute to non-participation in school and the lack of personal interest of children who does not attend school. The logistic regression results suggest that gender issues
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every day after school‚ often after midnight. Jack labored through Thanksgiving‚ Christmas‚ and even his birthday. Along with his phenomenal invention‚ he also researches water filters‚ nanorobots‚ inexpensive biosensors‚ disease diagnostics‚ and econometrics. Andraka is in high demand for TED Talks and speaking at international idea festivals. He also makes programs to mentor LGBT kids in STEM programs. How does it
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Taxing the brewing sector: a European analysis of the costs of producing beer and the impact of excise duties * A Report for The Brewers of Europe September 2010 *connectedthinking Foreword PricewaterhouseCoopers was created in 1998 by the merger of two firms – Pricewaterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand - each with historical roots going back some 150 years. Drawing on the talents of more than 139‚000 people in 148 countries‚ PricewaterhouseCoopers provides a full range of advisory
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THE IMPACT OF MONEY SUPPLY ON THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY In the critical observation of the recent Nigerian economic position‚ there has been a great divergence between the rate at which money is supplied and the exact impact it has on the general price level‚ which results in inflation and deflation on one hand‚ and the output growth (productivity) on the other hand. Although‚ it had occurred to our mind that Nigerian
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64‚ 211-231. Hendry‚ D. F. (1995): Dynamic Econometrics‚ Oxford University Press‚ Oxford. 30 Im‚ K. S.‚ Pesaran‚ M. H. and Shin‚ Y. (2003): Testing unit roots in heterogeneous panels‚ Journal of Econometrics‚ 115‚ 53-74. James‚ C.M. and C.W. Smith‚ (1994): Studies in Financial Institutions: Commercial Banks. New York: McGraw Hill‚ (JS) Kao‚ C. [1999]: Spurious regression and residual-based tests for cointegration in panel data‚ Journal of Econometrics‚ 90‚ 1-44. Levin‚ A..‚ Lin‚ C-F. and Chu‚ C-S
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from a heavy emphasis on traditional subsistence agriculture to a more modern‚ more urbanized‚ and more industrially diverse manufacturing and service economy. It employs the tools of neoclassical price and resource allocation theory and modern econometrics to describe how this transformation process takes place. Two well-known representative examples of the structural-change approach are the “two-sector surplus labor” theoretical model of W. Arthur Lewis and the “patterns of development” empirical
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