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Succeed in econometrics with INTRODUCTORY ECONOMETRICS and its accompanying resources! Easy-to-read and student-friendly, this economics text places an emphasis on examples that give a concrete reality to economic relationships. With study tools found throughout the text, exam preparation and class projects have never been easier. Coverage of important knowledge used for empirical work and carrying out research projects in a variety of applied social science fields gives you a solid foundation for social science research.
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Great Exposition, but Poor Notation.......2007-09-27
Great introduction to the subject, but the notation is poor. By presenting the material without matrix algebra, the multiple regression analysis becomes a convoluted mess of summation notation. Additionally, matrix notation is adopted in more advanced texts, making in beneficial to learn from the start.
A very good book.......2007-02-26
Wooldridge's explanations are clear and useful. After a semester hacking my way through the dense brush of matrices in Greene's book, I realized I needed some help. Now I go to Wooldridge's treatment first, to make sure I understand the main concepts. Then I go to Greene for the detail, if I need to.
Great for Self-studying.......2006-12-04
This books is excellent read. It builds good intuition, and is well suited for self-studying. It is also not too mathematical, no matrix notation, good for undergraduate students or as a review for graduate students. I can truly recommmend it.
Excellent for cross-sectional but needs complements for time series.......2006-12-01
As the author says, the book is "aimed at undergraduates but it is adaptable to master's students". It will provide you with excellent and extensive real life explanations. What is better about this book is that you can redo every example in the book by using the online data that it provides with. This was it is easier what happens by experimenting. In that sense this book is superior to many others where you cannot see how the results of estimations came about.
There is only one thing to take into account. Although there are three parts to this book, the shortest one is time series. Its coverage will is therefore not very comprehensive if you want basic explanations like the VAR, GARCH models etc...
In that case, I would recommend the book New Directions in Econometric Practice by Wojciech W. Charemza.
Wooldridge is best.......2005-10-03
Wooldridge is best (review refers to 2nd edition).
You don't need any other book to start intermediate econometrics or indeed econometrics at all once you know a little first-year statistics; the Amazon reviewers who prefer Gujarati or others are living in the dead past: W is better and easier and leaves very little out that G covers.
Ignore the tempting "dumbing down" implications of the publishers' advertising material whether filtered by Amazon or not; they don't need to sell the book because it's used all over the world in the best places and just walks out of the store. He dumbs down not at all or else, occasionally, very successfully.
The only possible alternative at this level (in fact well below) is Stock and Watson but they don't make you do exercises on data, which I assure you is essential fun.
Of course if you don't like exercises you can also read Peter Kennedy's Guide and philosophise. I imagine that the next step up is Greene's semi-encyclopedia or Davidson and MacKinnon's newer or older books, unless you choose to jump into the literature as W helps you to do.
All of these books just introduce Time Series too slowly and too late: try Terence Mills' several books on various aspects: he has the rare talent of simplicity AND brevity. Perhaps W's next book will be on Time Series (on which he has published).
By the way, it is easy and great fun to find inappropriate analyses in almost any econometrics book if you use a good package: David Hendry's PcGive suite etc is especially quick for this purpose: a few clicks and the graphs show the nonsense. I sometimes think that the popularity of EViews with students is precisely because inappropriate analyses are easily hidden. More expert people than me use Stata, but I don't know ....
I loved Streakieblondie's review, but I must tell her and you all that the Schaum book (I spare the author's blushes) is a stinker, useful only for getting through bad exams set by lazy lecturers, though many Schaum books in well-established areas are excellent. Both W and S&W are high-class professionals who happen to know how to write text-books, and they have all three collaborated with Nobel Prizewinners: so go for quality. Why don't the publishers' reviews and materials say this rather than implying that they've made good new stuff trivially easy? In my view W has judged it better than S&W.
If you're VERY keen, Wooldridge's other book on panel data is just terrific (but some matrices Streakieblondie, though with lots of clever help).
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This textbook brings modern I/O analysis to the undergraduate level. Consistent with modern analysis, the authors focus explicitly on the nature of strategic interaction and make extensive use of game theoretic tools. At the same time, they never lose sight of the policy motivation behind much IO analysis. Formal analysis is combined with many practical applications, and the presentation does not assume familiarity with calculus, rather it relies on the ability to work through algebraic equations.
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Not very clear.......2007-08-10
I had a very hard time following what's going on because the language is not very clear and too verbose. The book focuses on the beauty of language rather than how to express the ideas in a clear and understandable manner. Makes simple stuff a lot harder than it should. Translating equations into words is sometimes confusing, and the concepts are too ideal that they can hardly apply to the real world situations.
do not touch.......2006-12-26
the book is filled with typo. Given that this is third edition, the author doesn't seem to pay much attention to the hw. I was a TA for this class, and it took me some times to figure out what i did wrong because the hw questions are wrong. The theories in this book can only be applied in the context of the book's examples; some of these theories are not general and can't be applied in a broad sense.
Induvitably excellent book!.......2003-11-04
Above all, it enraptured me with its practical orientation,
which really builds the economic sense at the reader. Numerous, straight superior and often also heartbreaking examples make theory well comprehensible. There doesn't lack nor more complex mathematical assecession for more serious study. 1A
Induvitably excellent book!.......2003-11-04
Above all, it enraptured me with its practical orientation,
which really builds the economic sense at the reader. Numerous, straight superior and often also heartbreaking examples make theory well comprehensible. There doesn't lack nor more complex mathematical assecession for more serious study. 1A
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Public Finance made simple to understand! PUBLIC FINANCE: A CONTEMPORARY APPLICATION OF THEORY TO POLICY WITH ECONOMIC APPLICATIONS uses the latest and clearest examples along with proven teaching techniques to help you master the material and prepare for tests. And with this Finance textbook's Internet resources, it's easier than ever to get the grade you need.
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Ever since Edwin Mansfield pioneered the popular theory-and-application approach with the First Edition of Microeconomics, the text has been a perennial leader in the intermediate microeconomics course field. Starting with the Tenth Edition and continuing with the Eleventh, co-author Gary Yohe has thoroughly revised the text while retaining its traditional strengths. Discussions remain accurate and clear, making use of engaging examples that draw on real-world applications to motivate the presentation of theory. This revitalized classic promises to continue to please instructors and their students.
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Very good.......2005-10-03
The book arrived on time and was in a condition I expected. Very good!
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This book is a calculus-based microeconomic theory text for undergraduates and graduates that successfully balances theoretical/intuitive (verbal), graphical (visual), and mathematical presentation in order to appeal to various learning styles. The text combines theory and applications more completely than most offerings in this course area, and bridges the gap between low-level texts that relegate math to footnotes and upper-level texts that focus only on math at the expense of theory and applications.
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This book is horrible!.......2006-03-26
This text was used in a graduate level microeconomics class I took last semester. We frequently found mistakes in the formulas, mistakes in the odd answers that are provided for problems, mistakes in the text's explanations. Answers to the odd problems often took the long, strange way to arrive at an answer. Or they were incorrect. For example, optimization problems often were solved without partial differentiation, using suspect math.
Some chapters were convoluted and confusingly written--for the second half of the semester the professor frequently started class with an apologetic "I know the chapter on ___ was confusing and hard to follow: these are the key points you should have gotten out of it..."
In addition, some of the theory such as that found in the public goods chapter is really unusual--not consistent with the accepted interpretations of other economists. While the focus on providing a format useful to visual and graphical learners is nice, the verbal half of those explanations was often lacking. And we also found a couple of incorrectly drawn graphs to confuse things further. Walter Nicholson's 9th edition Microeconomic Theory: Basic Principles and Extensions is far superior! I used it constantly when Wetzstein's text left me once again guessing...
As a first edition, I'm sure the book will improve in future editions. But geez, I worked in publishing before I went back to school--and the content of this book was not proofed very well. I was surprised, especially since it is published by Thompson-South Western.
Good Product.......2005-07-08
The book arrived about 2 weeks after I bought it, from the United States to Mexico, so I consider it was a very good service. I recomend to send the books into a harder covering because I noticed that my book was damaged in a certain level because of the transportation within a very weak covering; may be the price would be a little higher but it's worthwhile. The book was in good conditions.
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- Essential and Very Useful
- Executive Coaching with Clarity and Practicality
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- Very Useful, Needs expanded definition of EC
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Coaching has become an important way for psychotherapists and other mental health professionals to adapt their skills to a changing environment. This book provides a comprehensive translation of psychotherapy theory and skills for the would-be executive coach. It was written to help clinical mental health practitioners understand the culture and expectations of the corporate and business world, as well as how to use their hard-earned skills effectively in executive coaching.
The book begins with a clear explanation of how coaching differs from counseling and how to explain this to prospective new clients. Eight chapters translate popular therapies into coaching strategies, along with a guide for assessing executives. One chapter describes the challenges women face as managers and executives and proposes effective coaching methods. Lessons from successful athletic coaches are integrated into consulting skills. Essential business school lessons in leadership, marketing, and the corporate viewpoint and vocabulary are included for the therapist seeking greater understanding of the executive's point of view. A final chapter describes how to make the transition from the world of therapy to the workplace world of the corporate coach.
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Essential and Very Useful.......2007-05-12
This book should be the first book read after a Life Coach finishes the basic training. Corporate America represents the motherlode for coaching since that is where the real money is. This book brings together in one place useful and understandable information to equip the coach reagardless of experience to completetly work with executives. There are many useful tools and strategies that can be "cookbooked" to the betterment of the client.
Executive Coaching with Clarity and Practicality.......2007-01-08
"The Psychology of Executive Coaching" is a very useful book on executive coaching which suggest sensible and sensitive processes that should lead to successful outcomes. Bruce Peltier wrote a breathlessly intellectual book on executive coaching whilst retaining a centred approach to the research of his topic at hand. He expertly wove carefully placed threads of awareness into a coherent and comforting blanket of understanding and he uncovers truly helpful and practical applications.
The author's writing is rich and intricate. He draws on a variety of experts and research to come up with well thought out theories and pragmatic tips on their effective application. You will marvel at the fluidity with which he combines the concepts so as to make them completely accessible to everyone wishing to follow his reasoning throughout this important book.
This is a highly readable guidebook that provides a solid theoretical framework for applying executive coaching skills that is very useful for executive coaches, psychology professionals and management consultants or any therapist and is therefore highly recommended for the targeted audience.
The book was assigned reading for a master's level executinve coaching program.......2006-11-17
Peltier's book is my favorite assigned during a two-year professional executive program. Beginning with a significant chapter on Assessment, it aptly combines theory (actually 8 different theories) with practical application advice and tools to use. Occasionally there are even checklists provided for specific types of assessment and interventions.
With 20 years of business consulting experience behind me, I found this book to be particularly useful in translating academic theory to readable and useful frameworks, pragmatic tips and case studies. This will help me to cross the bridge from business consulting to executive coaching.
Very Useful, Needs expanded definition of EC.......2004-03-19
This is an extremely well written and thorough resource for psychological professionals, management consultants and executive coaches. For psychologists, it helps you decide if EC is right for you. For others, it helps to understand what about psychology is needed to successfully provide EC. There are two basic assumptions outlined in the book which are believed by many to be limiting: One, that executive coaching is primarily a psychological service; and Two, that executive coaching is solely for the purpose of developing leaders. Executive coaching is more complex than just a psychological service. It entails the application of the principles and methods of psychology, business management, leadership, and organization development, among others, to help the executive or would-be executive improve his/her effectivness. Second, executive coaching must be provided with the greater goals of the organization at an equal level of priority to the developmental goals of the individual leader.
For a further explanation of this wider view and the principles and practices that follow, I recommend downloading the free Handbook of Executive Coaching at the website: www.executivcoaching.com
You will also find all free other information and tools for the coach, the executive, and the HR professional.
Beyond the limitations of the definition and assumptions at the outset of this book, it is a must-read for the targeted audience.
Superb guidebook for any therapist.......2002-12-31
When I was in graduate school one of my professors quoted Kurt Lewin by saying, "There is nothing as practical as a good theory." This is an apt comment in reference to Dr Peltier's new book, The Psychology of Executive Coaching: Theory and Application. Except I might expand on that to say there is nothing as practical as a number of good theories.
When psychological theories are spelled out as clearly and cogently as they are in this book, their applications to the world of executive coaching become almost self-evident. But Dr Peltier takes this process further by presenting compelling case studies and scenarios for applying these theories to the business world.
While this book is an excellent guidebook for any therapist interested in expanding his or her practice into working in the corporate world, it is a valuable resource for therapists who counsel business executives in private practice as well.
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What a wonderful book!.......2007-01-06
I am a PhD student on finance with only basic knowledge in econometrics and this book really helped me a lot. It aims to bridge theory and practice and Vogelvang does really great on this daunting task. There are plenty of books out there on econometrics with plenty of material, but when it comes down to write a paper, it is difficult to select from all the procedures available. This book not only refreshes (eloquently!) the most important concepts of econometrics, shows you which buttons to press in eviews, but also guides you on how to connect all these steps in a systematic way towards publishing an econometric paper. In this regard, a lot of hints and advice is given throughout the text on what you should add (verbally or quantitatively) here and there to make your analysis sound, and how to present conclusive tables, figures, etc. After all, this book is a great starting point for becoming econometricians using eviews. Unfortunately, it is a little expensive, especially for us starving scientists.
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- THE BEST on Operations Research (Deserves 6 stars)
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This best-selling introduction to operations research now features the Windows versions of LINDO and LINGO. (LINDO, GINO, and LINGO software packages are also available with the book in Macintosh or DOS versions).Forward thinking in approach, this book emphasizes model-formulation and model-building skills. Winston includes material for a three-semester course, organized into self-contained units that provide flexibility in selecting material.Requiring a background in calculus, linear algebra, and statistics, OPERATIONS RESEARCH offers comprehensive coverage for applications-oriented courses in linear or mathematical programming and stochastic and probabilistic models and processes at the undergraduate and graduate level.
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THE BEST on Operations Research (Deserves 6 stars).......2005-06-10
I think this book is the best up to date reference on Operations Research. The book is very well written, very didactic and addresses mainly the practical use of OR. That is, the book isnt so good for algorithm details but it is superb on modeling, interpretation and examples.
Good writing style.......2003-04-15
I am in my first semester of an MBA program. The required text for my OR/MS class (An Introduction to Management Science, 10th ed., by Anderson, Sweeney, Williams) left something to be desired. I work with the SAS programming language, and happened to be discussing the SAS/OR product with a SAS technical support rep. He recommended this Winston text. I think it explains concepts much better than my Anderson text and has helped me a lot in my OR/MS class.
From Deterministic to Stochastic.......2002-08-27
This is one of the excellent industrial engineering books. From deterministic and simple linear programming to stochastic systems such as queueing models or dynamic programming, you may read and "learn" lots of things about OR. However, for stochastic cases you will need extra help for its matematics. But if you want to learn something about industrial engineering or something related with it, that is the book you must buy.
A great book for undergraduate engineering students.......2001-12-27
I have used this book for five years in my Operation Research classes. Its emphasis is in the mathematical modeling. The explanations are complete and clean. But, the exercises are the best part: a lot of examples and modeling exercises. A very good book for engineering students.
Another great text by Dr. Winston.......2001-03-18
A wonderful compendium of Ops algorythms. It has everything from linear programming to queing theory.
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The world looks different through the eyes of an economist.
From internet dating and antiwar protests to citrus farming, caviar, and Canadian prescription drugs--everything looks different through the eyes of an economist.
Recognized for it's extensive collection of intriguing applications, Browning & Zupan's Microeconomics: Theory & Applications, Ninth Edition teaches you how to look at the world through the eyes of an economist. You'll learn to analyze real-world situations and predict market phenomena using fundamental analysis tools.
Now revised with several new applications, this Ninth Edition continues to make microeconomics real and relevant. Firmly committed to the needs of today's students, the authors present fundamental concepts and techniques in a brief, less expensive paperback format.
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This book really helped me..........2006-08-17
It is a really good book. I know it helped me understand a lot of concepts. It has good examples and is easy to comprehend.
Easy to understand, yet fairly thorough.......2002-08-14
I was taught intermediate micro using this book. For that class, I found this book helpful and easy to follow. I still use it as a reference for simple concepts that I've forgotten.
a high school textbook.......2000-06-02
This is a horrible textbook and I mean it. The only possible use I can think of is to use it as a high school textbook.
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There are many mathematics textbooks on real analysis, but they focus on topics not readily helpful for studying economic theory or they are inaccessible to most graduate students of economics. Real Analysis with Economic Applications aims to fill this gap by providing an ideal textbook and reference on real analysis tailored specifically to the concerns of such students.
The emphasis throughout is on topics directly relevant to economic theory. In addition to addressing the usual topics of real analysis, this book discusses the elements of order theory, convex analysis, optimization, correspondences, linear and nonlinear functional analysis, fixed-point theory, dynamic programming, and calculus of variations. Efe Ok complements the mathematical development with applications that provide concise introductions to various topics from economic theory, including individual decision theory and games, welfare economics, information theory, general equilibrium and finance, and intertemporal economics. Moreover, apart from direct applications to economic theory, his book includes numerous fixed point theorems and applications to functional equations and optimization theory.
The book is rigorous, but accessible to those who are relatively new to the ways of real analysis. The formal exposition is accompanied by discussions that describe the basic ideas in relatively heuristic terms, and by more than 1,000 exercises of varying difficulty.
This book will be an indispensable resource in courses on mathematics for economists and as a reference for graduate students working on economic theory.
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Great book for mathematical economics.......2007-05-12
This is a very interesting book that explains real analysis focusing on economics issues and, I must say, it does its job beautifully and with no lack of rigour. When it comes to the mathematical aspects of microeconomics, the book turns out to be even better. A great book that will help very much Mas-Colell's Microeconomic Theory readers.
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