Econometrics Beat: Dave Giles' Blog

Here's a site that I use quite a lot: Zamzar . Zamzar allows you to upload a file in one format, and they convert it for free to a new...

I'm currently teaching first-level course in statistical inference for  (mostly) economics students. They've taken a one-semester c...

Today is the birth date of Gertrude M. Cox (1900 - 1978). The American Statistical Association has a web site titled, " Statistician...

The 2013 Meeting of the Canadian Econometrics Study Group is being hosted by the Department of Economics at the University of Waterloo, fro...

James M. Buchanan, Nobel Laureate in 1986 for his work in public choice, has passed away at the age of 93. The New York Times reports on h...

A Beta version of EViews 8 is available for users of version 7 of the package. You can get more information, and download the Beta version,...

Hat-tip to Ben Atkinson  for drawing my attention to the fact that i n The Chronicle of Higher Education on 17 December, Sara Hebel had a ...

The Joint Statistical Meeting (JSM) is held each summer in a city in the U.S.A. or Canada. Last year, the JSM was held in San Diego, and it...

These days, we take it for granted that it's very simple, and relatively costless, to generate random numbers. Really, these are "...

I was sad to learn that John Nankervis passed away on Christmas morning. Well known for his many important contributions to econometrics, ...