Econometrics is the area of statistics concerned in analyzing economic data, for both economic and business applications. This document, introduces the intermediate concepts of this area, for students already familiarized with basic econometric theory. In particular, topics concerning...

We assess the impact of extreme variations in rainfalls on consumer prices and agricultural economic activity during the period of 2000 - 2016. Using historical records on rainfall at national level and time series techniques, we identify important effects of droughts over price dynamics and...

This work analyzed the effects of human capital on world growth using snapshot data from 1995 and the DRC with the time series from 1970 to 1994 and also analyzes the income gaps between the different countries of the world And the DRC. The analysis was made using the Solow model with human...

This paper investigates the effects of the Fed’s balance sheet policy at the zero lower bound on the macroeconomic and financial variables of emerging Asian countries. Based on a heterogeneous structural panel VAR model using monthly data from eight emerging Asian countries, we find evidence...

We examine the impact of the EUR 5 billion German Cash-for-Clunkers program on vehicle registrations and respective CO2 emissions. To construct proper counterfactuals, we develop the multivariate synthetic control method using time series of economic predictors (MSCMT) and show (asymptotic)...

We explore the effect of cross-sectional aggregation of data on estimation and test of asymmetric retail fuel price responses to wholesale price shocks. The analysis is performed on data collected daily from individual fuel stations in the Spanish metropolitan areas of Madrid and Barcelona....

This study assesses the effect of financial development on income inequality in Côte d'Ivoire, using a multidimensional indicator of financial development that incorporates financial inclusion. We use ARDL and quantile regression methods to regress income inequality (measured by the Gini index)...

This study assesses the effect of financial development on income inequality in Côte d'Ivoire, using a multidimensional indicator of financial development that incorporates financial inclusion. We use ARDL and quantile regression methods to regress income inequality (measured by the Gini index)...

We employ multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis (MF-DFA) to provide the first look at the efficiency of forex markets during the initial period of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has disrupted the financial markets globally. We use high frequency (5-min interval) data of six major...

This paper proposes spectral and asymmetric-volatility based methods for cluster analysis of stock returns. Using the information about both the periodogram of the squared returns and the estimated parameters in the TARCH equation, we compute a distance matrix for the stock returns. Clusters are...