Asymptotic Theory for Econometricians: Revised Edition ANNOTATION
Audience: This book is intended both as a reference and a textbook for graduate students taking courses in econometrics beyond the introductory level. It assumes that the reader is familiar with the basic concepts of probability and statistics as well as with calculus and linear algebra and that the reader also has a good understanding of the classical linear model.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
The amount of financial data created every day by world stock markets, world governments, financial institutions, and other sources, is increasing at an enormous rate. Economists and financial analysts need tools to manage these large sets of data in a timely and accurate way. Classical linear models of economics have failed to deal with such large amounts of data, and asymptotic theory is the tool that economists have come to rely on for this type of data management.
Large sample theory and the fundamental tools of asymptotic theory converge in this thoroughly revised edition of Asymptotic Theory for Econometricians. New material on functional central limit theory and its applications, material on cointegration, and many small points make this Revised Edition a comprehensive and unified treatment of large smaple theory. The scope of the book remains the same as that of the First Edition, with sufficient material to fill a full year's course work. This edition also contains updated material on asymptotically efficient instrumental variables estimation, efficient estimation with estimated error covariance matrices, and efficient IV estimation. Exercise solutions have also been updated and expanded.
Asymptotic Theory for Econometricians is intended both as a reference for practicing econometricians and financial analysts and as a textbook for graduate students taking courses in econometrics beyond the introductory level. It assumes that the reader is familiar with the basic concepts of probability and statistics as well as with calculus and linear algebra, and that the reader also has a good understanding of the classical linear model.
SYNOPSIS
The amount of financial data created every day by world stock markets, world governments, financial institutions, and other sources, is increasing at an enormous rate. Economists and financial analysts need tools to manage these large sets of data in a timely and accurate way. Classical linear models of economics have failed to deal with such large amounts of data, and asymptotic theory is the tool that economists have come to rely on for this type of data management.
Large sample theory and the fundamental tools of asymptotic theory converge in this thoroughly revised edition of Asymptotic Theory for Econometricians. New material on functional central limit theory and its applications, material on cointegration, and many small points make this Revised Edition a comprehensive and unified treatment of large sample theory. The scope of the book remains the same as that of the First Edition, with sufficient material to fill a full year's course work. This edition also contains updated material on asymptotically efficient instrumental variables estimation, efficient estimation with estimated error covariance matrices, and efficient IV estimation. Exercise solutions have also been updated and expanded.
Asymptotic Theory for Econometricians is intended both as a reference for practicing econometricians and financial analysts and as a textbook for graduate students taking courses in econometrics beyond the introductory level. It assumes that the reader is familiar with the basic concepts of probability and statistics as well as with calculus and linear algebra, and that the reader also has a good understanding of the classical linear model. CONTENTS:
The Linear Model and Instrumental Variables Estimators
Consistency
Laws of Large Numbers
Asymptotic Normality
Central Limit Theory
Estimating Asymptotic Covariance Matrices
Functional Central Limit Theory and Applications
Directions for Further Study
Solution Set
References
Index
FROM THE CRITICS
Booknews
A reference and textbook for graduate students taking econometric courses beyond the introductory level. White (economics, U. of California-San Diego) assumes readers to be familiar with the basic concepts of probability and statistics as well as calculus, linear algebra, and the classical linear model. He explains large-sample theory and relates the fundamental tools of asymptotic theory directly to many of the estimators of interest to econometricians. The second edition is corrected, updated with developments in the field and the theory, and generally polished up a bit. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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