GAUSS PROGRAMMING FOR ECONOMETRICIANS AND FINANCIAL ANALYSTS

This paper reports the experience of using a GAUSS econometric package, GAUSS Programming for Econometricians and Financial Analysts (GPE), on the Internet/WWW for teaching and learning econometrics. GPE is a continuation of earlier LSQ project to include analysis moduls beyond linear least squares such as time series analysis, nonlinear optimization, and system modeling. GPE is a complete econometric package written in GAUSS that runs in the GAUSS programming environment. Moreover, with the implementation of CGI (Common Gateway Interface) scripts, the Internet/WWW version of GPE has extended the learning and practicing econometric techniques beyond the boundaries of the classroom. Lessons from the GPE package are now available on the Web, providing an interactive distance learning environment for an otherwise exclusive and specialized skill. Many users around the world learn about the GPE project and test drive the learning environment through the Internet/WWW connection.