(An earlier version of this post inadvertently included links to "pirated" material. This has now been rectified, and the post has been completely re-written.)There are several Econometrics books, and comprehensive sets of lecture notes, that can be ac...
I like to think of The Econometric Game as the World Championship of Econometrics.There have been 16 annual Econometric Games to date, and some of these have been featured previously in this blog. For instance in 2015 there were several posts, such as ...
Now that the Econometric Game, 2015 is over I can reveal the cases that the teams grappled with. The Case Makers were Bas Werker and Ramon van den Akker, both of Tilburg University.You'll recall that thirty teams, from various parts of the world, playe...
The results of the Econometric Game (AKA The World Championship of Econometrics) were decided in Amsterdam yesterday.Here are the results for the 2015 competition:First Place - Maastricht UniversitySecond Place - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champa...
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I'm pleased to be able to report on the events of the second day of The Econometric Game, 2015. Thanks, once again, to Nikki for providing the information for this post.The end of Day 2 of the "Econometrics World Championships", today, saw the announce...
The Econometric Game, 2015, is underway!Nikki Wesslius, a member of the organizing committee, has reported to me about the opening day of The Game, saying that it was a really hectic day. Apparently, all of the participants are really enthusiastic...
Nikki Wesselius, a member of the Organizing Committee for the Econometric Game, 2015, has asked me to provide readers with information about this year's event. I'm delighted to do so,The Econometric Game (AKA "The World Championship of Econometrics") i...
If you're a grad. student with an interest in econometrics, you've probably heard about The Econometric Game. It's been covered before on this blog (e.g., here, last year).The 2015 Econometric Game is the sixteenth in the series, and it will take place...
My introductory graduate econometrics class has just finished up. The students sat the final examination yesterday. They did really well!If you'd like to try your hand, you can find the exam. here.© 2014, David E. Giles
Marc Bellemare has been catching my attention recently. On Saturday I had a post that mentioned his talk on "How to Publish Academic Papers". I know that a lot of you have followed this up already.Today, I just have to mention another of his ...
