Questions from General Economics

Q: Use the data in PHILLIPS for this exercise, but only through

Use the data in PHILLIPS for this exercise, but only through 1996. (i) We assumed that the natural rate of unemployment is constant. An alternative form of the expectations augmented Phillips curve al...

Q: Use the data in FERTIL1 for this exercise. (i

Use the data in FERTIL1 for this exercise. (i) In the equation estimated in Example 13.1, test whether living environment at age 16 has an effect on fertility. (The base group is large city.) Report t...

Q: For this exercise, we use JTRAIN to determine the effect of

For this exercise, we use JTRAIN to determine the effect of the job training grant on hours of job training per employee. The basic model for the three years is (i) Estimate the equation using first d...

Q: The file MATHPNL contains panel data on school districts in Michigan for

The file MATHPNL contains panel data on school districts in Michigan for the years 1992 through 1998. It is the district-level analogue of the school-level data used by Papke (2005). The response vari...

Q: Use the data in MURDER for this exercise. (i

Use the data in MURDER for this exercise. (i) Using the years 1990 and 1993, estimate the equation by pooled OLS and report the results in the usual form. Do not worry that the usual OLS standard erro...

Q: Use the data in WAGEPAN for this exercise. (i

Use the data in WAGEPAN for this exercise. (i) Consider the unobserved effects model where ai is allowed to be correlated with educi and unionit. Which parameters can you estimate using first differen...

Q: Use the data in JTRAIN3 for this question. (i

Use the data in JTRAIN3 for this question. (i) Estimate the simple regression model re78 =

Q: The data set HAPPINESS contains independently pooled cross sections for the even

The data set HAPPINESS contains independently pooled cross sections for the even years from 1994 through 2006, obtained from the General Social Survey. The dependent variable for this problem is a mea...

Q: Use the data in COUNTYMURDERS to answer this question. The data

Use the data in COUNTYMURDERS to answer this question. The data set covers murders and executions (capital punishment) for 2,197 counties in the United States. (i) Find the average value of murdrate a...

Q: Use the data in CPS78_85 for this exercise.

Use the data in CPS78_85 for this exercise. (i) How do you interpret the coefficient on y85 in equation (13.2)? Does it have an interesting interpretation? (ii) Holding other factors fixed, what is t...