How Econometric Models help Policy Makers: Theory and Practice
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Econometric Theory and Practice
Econometrics has been evolving as a discipline over the last decade in a way that has successfully brought theory and practice much closer together. Many of the developments are associated with laptop computing, the increasing availability of electronic databases, and the convenience of modern econometric software and matrix programming languages. The changes that have occurred affect us at eve...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: De Economist
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0013-063X
DOI: 10.1023/b:ecot.0000023255.42322.d7