Real Econometrics: The Right Tools to Answer Important Questions

An engaging and practical introduction to econometrics, Real Econometrics: The Right Tools to Answer Important Questions, offers thorough coverage of the most frequently used methods of analysis. Grounded in contemporary understandings of causal inference, the text invites students to extract meaningful information about important economic policy issues from available data. Bailey's emphasis on practical applications, combined with a lively and conversational narrative and a diverse array of examples and case studies, provides students with a solid foundation in the analytical tools they will use throughout their academic and professional careers. The second edition includes new conceptual exercises, revised appendices, and additional code and guidance for R software.


Author: Michael Bailey
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 01/03/2019
Pages: 656
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.15lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.40w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9780190857462
ISBN10: 0190857463
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Econometrics

About the Author

Michael A. Bailey is the Interim Dean of the McCourt School of Public Policy and the Colonel William J. Walsh Professor of American Government at Georgetown University. He teaches and conducts research on American politics and political economy. His work covering trade, Congress, election law and the Supreme Court, methodology, and inter-state policy competition has been published in the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, World Politics, the Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, among others.