List of figures -- List of tables -- Editor biographies -- Contributor biographies -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: teaching public budgeting and finance / Bruce D. McDonald, III and Meagan M. Jordan -- Chapter 2: public budgeting and finance in context / Meagan M. Jordan and Merl Hackbart --...

What Is Econometrics? -- A Review of Some Basic Statistical Concepts -- Simple Linear Regression -- Multiple Regression Analysis -- Violations of the Classical Assumptions -- Distributed Lags and Dynamic Models -- The General Linear Model: The Basics -- Regression Diagnostics and Specification...