Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research (Print ISSN: 1533-3590; Online ISSN: 1533-3604)

Short communication: 2021 Vol: 22 Issue: 4

A short Note on Econometrics

Muhammad, National University of Trade and Economics

Econometrics deals with the activity of economic relationships. It’s associate degree integration of social science, mathematical social science associate degree statistics with an objective to produce numerical values to the parameters of economic relationships. The relationships of economic theories square measure typically expressed in mathematical forms and combined with empirical social science. The economics strategies square measure accustomed get the values of parameters that square measure basically the coefficients of the mathematical style of the economic relationships. The applied math strategies that facilitate in explaining the economic development square measure custom made as political economy strategies. The political economy relationships depict the random behaviour of economic relationships that square measure typically not thought of in social science and mathematical formulations. It’s going to be realized that the political economy strategies are often employed in different areas like engineering sciences, biological sciences, medical sciences, geosciences, agricultural sciences etc. In easy words, whenever there's a necessity of finding the random relationship in mathematical format, the political economy strategies and tools facilitate. The political economy tools square measure useful in explaining the relationships among variables.

Econometric Models

A model may be a simplified illustration of a real-world method. It ought to be representative within the sense that it ought to contain the salient options of the phenomena underneath study (Leamer, 1983).

In general, one among the objectives in modeling is to own a straightforward model to elucidate a fancy development. Such associate degree objective could typically result in simplistic model and typically the assumptions created square measure phantasmagoric. In observe, generally, all the variables that the experimenter thinks square measure relevant to elucidate the development square measure enclosed within the model. Remainder of the variables square measure drop in an exceedingly basket known as “disturbances” wherever the disturbances square measure random variables. This can be the most distinction between economic modeling and political economy modeling. This can be additionally the most distinction between mathematical modeling and applied math modeling. The mathematical modeling is precise in nature, whereas the applied math modeling contains a random term additionally. Associate degree economic model may be a set of assumptions that describes the behaviour of associate degree economy or additional typically, a development (Herman, 1969).

A political economy model consists of collection of equations describing the behaviour. These equations square measure derived from the economic model and have elements ascertained variables and disturbances. A press release concerning the errors within the ascertained values of variables. A specification of the likelihood distribution of disturbances. Econometrics and statistics: economics differs each from mathematical statistics and economic statistics. In economic statistics, the empirical knowledge is collected recorded, tabulated and employed in describing the pattern in their development over time (Agnus & Mary, 1987).

The economic statistics may be a descriptive side of social science. It doesn't give either the reasons of the event of assorted variables or activity of the parameters of the relationships. Applied math strategies describe the strategies of activity that square measure developed on the premise of controlled experiments. Such strategies might not be appropriate for the economic development as they don’t slot in the framework of controlled experiments. As an example, in real-world experiments, the variables typically modification incessantly and at the same time, and then the found out of controlled experiments aren't appropriate.

References

  1. Herman, O. (1969). Econometrics as Pioneering in Non-experimental Model Building. Econometrica, 37(3), 369-381.
  2. Leamer, E. (March 1983). Let's Take the Con out of Econometrics. American Economic Review. 73(1), 31–43
  3. Agnus, J., & Mary, S. (1987).The ET Interview: Professor J. Tinbergen in: Econometric Theory 3, 117–142.
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