Applied Time Series Econometrics

Alemayehu Geda

Description

This book attempts to demystify time series econometrics so as to equip macroeconomic researchers focusing on Africa with solid but accessible foundation in applied time series techniques that can deal with challenges of developing economic models using African data.

Informations

• Publié par: University of Nairobi Press
• Date de parution: 29 décembre 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 4
• EAN13: 9789966792396
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

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Geda Ndungʼu Zerfu
Applied Time Series Econometrics
This book attempts to demystify time series econometrics so as
to equip macroeconomic researchers focusing on Africa with
solid but accessible foundation in applied time series techniques A Practical Guide for Macroeconomic Researchers with a
that can deal with challenges of developing economic models
Focus on Africausing African data.
Alemayehu Geda is a Professor of Economics at the
Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, Addis
Ababa University, Ethiopia.
Njuguna Ndungʼu is currently the Governor of the Central Bank
of Kenya, he is an Associate Professor of Economics at the
University of Nairobi and holds a PhD in economics from the
University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Alemayehu Geda
Daniel Zerfu is a Senior Research Economist at the Njuguna Ndung’u
Development Research Department, African Development
Daniel ZerfuBank. Before joining the Bank, he was an Assistant Professor of
Economics at the School of Economics, Addis Ababa University,
Ethiopia.
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APPLIED TIME SERIES ECONOMETRICS
APPLIED TIME SERIES ECONOMETRICS
A Practical Guide for Macroeconomic Researchers
with a Focus on Africa
Alemayehu Geda
Njuguna Ndung’u
Daniel Zerfu
African Economic Research ConsortiumUniversity of Nairobi Press


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Table of Contents

List of Figures ....................................................................................................................... vii
List of Tables ........................................................................................................................ viii
List of Illustrations .................................................................................................................. x
List of Boxes ............................................................................................................................ x
About Authors ....... xi
Preface and Acknowledgment .............................................................................................. xiii
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1
Chapter 2
MODEL SPECIFICATION ................................................................................................. 7
The Theoretical Model ............................................................................................................ 7
Data Exploration with STATA: A Brief View ........................................................................ 9
Narrowing Down the Research Question and Coping with Model Specification ................. 23
From Model Specification to Estimation .............................................................................. 25
Chapter 3
TIME SERIES PROPERTIES OF MACRO VARIABLES: TESTING FOR
UNIT ROOTS ...................................................................................................................... 27
Introduction........................................................................................................................... 27
Theoretical Time Series Issues .............................................................................................. 27
Unit Root Tests ..................................................................................................................... 35
Problems With Unit Root Testing ......................................................................................... 40
Chapter 4
COINTEGRATION ANALYSIS ....................................................................................... 45
Introduction to Cointegration (CI) and Error Correction Models (ECM) ............................. 45
The Engle-Granger (EG) Two-Step Approach ..................................................................... 45
Some Relevant Mathematical Concepts: Matrices and Eigen Values ................................... 55
Johansen’s Multivariate Approach: Identification of the Beta-coefficient and
Restriction Tests .................................................................................................................... 58
An Application of the Johansen Approach Using Ethiopian Consumption Data .................. 71























Modelling PPP using Data from Mozambique: The Nice Case of One Cointegration
Vector .................................................................................................................................... 80
Handling Two Cointegrating Vectors: Kenya’s Exchange Rate Model ................................ 85
Problems of Cointegration with I(2) Variables ................................................................... 109
Empirical Results: Capital Stock and Production Function for Ethiopia ............................ 112
Conclusion .......................................................................................................................... 115
Chapter 5
THE ECONOMETRICS OF FORECASTING: THEORY AND APPLICATION ... 117
Introduction......................................................................................................................... 117
Graphics for Forecasting.....................................................................................................118
The Box-Jenkins Approach to Forecasting ......................................................................... 135
Forecasting with Regression ............................................................................................... 136
Multiple Equation Forecasting Models ............................................................................... 138
Chapter 6
AN INTRODUCTION TO PANEL UNIT ROOTS AND COINTEGRATION ......... 145
Introduction...... 145
Panel Unit Root Tests ......................................................................................................... 146
Testing for Cointegration in Panel Data .............................................................................. 155
Illustration: Panel Cointegration Tests of an Oil Consumption Equation in
11 African Countries ........................................................................................................... 160
Conclusion .......................................................................................................................... 162
APPENDICES ................................................................................................................... 165
Appendix: Review of Basic Statistics for Time Series Econometrics ................................. 165
Reference and Further Readings ......................................................................................... 177
A GUIDE FOR FURTHER READINGS ........................................................................ 179
INDEX ................................................................................................................................ 187
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