Advances in Econometrics [Paperback]

This volume includes papers delivered at the Fourth World Congress of the Econometric Society.This volume includes papers delivered at the Fourth World Congress of the Econometric Society. It will interest economic theorists and econometricians working in universities, government, and business and financial institutions.This volume includes papers delivered at the Fourth World Congress of the Econometric Society. It will interest economic theorists and econometricians working in universities, government, and business and financial institutions.This volume includes papers delivered at the Fourth World Congress of the Econometric Society. It will interest economic theorists and econometricians working in universities, government, and business and financial institutions.Part I. Qualitative response models; 1. Qualitative response models Daniel McFadden; Part II. The structural analysis of longitudinal data: 2. The identification problem in econometric models for duration data James J. Heckman and Burton Singer; Part III. Experimentation in econometrics: 3. The effects of time in economic experiments Jerry A. Hausman; Part IV. Small-sample distribution theory: 4. Some recent developments on the distributions of single-equation estimators T. W. Anderson; 5. Best uniform and modified Pade approximants to probability densities in econometrics P. C. B. Phillips; Part V. Topics in time-series analysis: 6. Identifiability and problems of model selection in econometrics R. E. Kalman; Part VI. Testing for causation and exogeneity: 7. Causality, exogeneity, and inference John Geweke; 8. Generating mechanisms, models, and causality C. W. J. Granger; Part VII. Alternative tests and estimators: 9. Comparing alternative asymptotically equivalent tests Thomas J. Rothenberg; 10. Conflict among testing procedures in a linear regression model with lagged dependent variables G. B. A. Evans and N. E. Savin; Part VIII. Modeling centrally planned economies: 11. Macroeconomic modeling based lƒ