Development Economics, Economic Growth
The process of economic growth is a complex phenomenon, which involves a wide variety of factors, such as political, economic, social, cultural, etc. It is commonly believed that capital appears to be the primary determinant of economic growth as it drives the...
Econometrics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Misc, Statistics
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Econometrics, Multicollinearity
Imperfect multicollinearity With imperfect multicollinearity, an independent variable has a strong but not perfect linear function of one or more independent variables. This also means that there are also variables in the model that effects the independent variable....
Dummy variable, Econometrics
To understand regression analysis with dummy variables, let us take an example of using dummy variable with structural changes in an economy. For example, there was a structural change in U.S during 1981-1982, and also a severe recession in 2007 and 2008. So when we...
Dummy variable, Econometrics
What are Dummy Variables? In regression analysis, we often need to include qualitative (categorical) variables — variables that represent categories rather than numerical quantities. Examples include gender (male/female), employment status (employed/unemployed),...
Econometrics, Regression Analysis
What is Regression Analysis? Regression analysis is a statistical technique used to examine and quantify the relationship between variables. In economics and econometrics, it allows us to move beyond describing a relationship in words and instead estimate it...
Index Numbers, Statistics
Introduction Often we want to know how certain variables like prices, production, etc. have changed over time and space. For example, we may like to compare the change in the average retail price of milk in 1985 with that in 1982 or we may like to compare the retail...
Macroeconomics, Multiplier Effect
The multiplier effect shows by how much final national income increases following an initial injection of spending or investment into the economy. How Does the Multiplier Effect Work? When money is injected into an economy — say, through government spending — it does...
