To quantify relationships between economic variables by means of statistical techniques.
Simultaneous Equation Bias, and Inconsistency of Ordinary Least Squares estimators, Identification problem, Methods of estimating simultaneous equation system – Indirect least squares and Two-stage least squares.
Auto-regressive and distributed lag models, Koyack Model. Partial adjustment model, Adaptive expectation model.
Stationarity, Test of stationarity, Dickey-Fuller test, Unit root, co integration, spurious regression, Engle – Granger test, Random walk model, Error correction mechanism, causality test, Granger and Sim’s test.
Engel Function – Estimation of Engel elasticities, Consumption function – Estimation of MPC, Demand function for goods – Estimation of own-price, cross-price and income elasticities.
Demand for Money – Estimation of income and interest elasticities, Production function- Estimation of returns to scale in Cobb-Douglas production function and estimation of elasticity of substitution in CES production function, Supply response function –Estimation of short-run and long-run price elasticities.
1. Johnston.J.(1991) Econometric Methods. McGraw Hill Book Co.London
2. Gupta, D.B. Consumption Pattern in India, TMGH.
3. Mahender Reddy, J.Applied Econometrics (Mimeo).
4. ICSSR (1977); Survey of Research in Economics, Vol. 7.
5. Krishna, K.L. (1999): Economic Application in India, OUP, Delhi.
6. Gujarati, D. (1999): Essentials of Econometrics, Second Edition, McGraw Hill.
7. Gujarati, D. (2002): Basic Econometrics, Third Edition, McGraw Hill.
8. Koutsoyiannis, A.(1977): Theory of Econometrics, 2nd Edition, McMillan, London.
9. Maddala, G.S.(2002): Introduction to Econometrics, McMillan, London.
10. Upender, M. (2008) Applied Econometrics, Vrinda Publications, Delhi