Contents: Preface -- Part I: Re-appraisal -- 1. Introduction -- 2. How good are econometric results? -- 3. Assumptions in empirical economics -- 4. Three types of rigour -- 5. Misinterpreting Kelvin's Maxim -- 6. Myths about case studies -- 7. Discontent in the academy -- 8. Wider discontent --...

Recommended readings (Machine generated): 1. Richard Auster, Irving Leveson and Deborah Sarachek (1969), 'The Production of Health, an Exploratory Study', Journal of Human Resources, 4 (4), Autumn, 411-36 -- 2. Mark R. Rosenzweig and T. Paul Schultz (1983), 'Estimating a Household Production...

This book bridges the gap between economic theory and spatial econometric techniques. It is accessible to those with only a basic statistical background and no prior knowledge of spatial econometric methods. It provides a comprehensive treatment of the topic, motivating the reader with examples...

This book contains the most important approaches to analyze time series which may be stationary or nonstationary. It starts with modeling and forecasting univariate time series and then presents Granger causality tests and vector autoregressive models for multiple stationary time series. It also...