7basic Econometrics Chapter Vi
7basic Econometrics Chapter Vi
7basic Econometrics Chapter Vi
Chapter 6
EXTENSIONS OF THE
TWO-VARIABLE LINEAR
REGRESSION MODEL
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Chapter 6
EXTENSIONS OF THE TWO-VARIABLE
LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS
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Chapter 6
EXTENSIONS OF THE TWO-VARIABLE
LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS
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Chapter 6
EXTENSIONS OF THE TWO-VARIABLE LINEAR
REGRESSION MODELS
6-1. Regression through the origin
r2 for regression through-origin model
Raw r2 = (SXiYi)2 /SX2i SY2i (6.1.9)
Note: Without very strong a priory expectation, well
advise is sticking to the conventional, intercept-
present model. If intercept equals to zero
statistically, for practical purposes we have a
regression through the origin. If in fact there is an
intercept in the model but we insist on fitting a
regression through the origin, we would be
committing a specification error
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Chapter 6
EXTENSIONS OF THE TWO-VARIABLE
LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS
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Chapter 6
EXTENSIONS OF THE TWO-VARIABLE LINEAR
REGRESSION MODELS
6-2. Scaling and units of measurement
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6-4. How to measure elasticity
The log-linear model
Exponential regression model:
Yi= b1Xi b2 e u i (6.4.1)
By taking log to the base e of both side:
lnYi = lnb1 +b2lnXi + ui , by setting lnb1 = a =>
lnYi = a +b2lnXi + ui (6.4.3)
(log-log, or double-log, or log-linear model)
This can be estimated by OLS by letting
Y*i = a +b2X*i + ui , where Y*i=lnYi, X*i=lnXi ;
b2 measures the ELASTICITY of Y respect to X, that is,
percentage change in Y for a given (small) percentage
change in X.
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6-4. How to measure elasticity
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6-7. Summary of Functional Forms
Table 6.5 (page 178)
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6-7. Summary of Functional Forms
Note: */ indicates that the elasticity
coefficient is variable, depending on the
value taken by X or Y or both. when no X
and Y values are specified, in practice, very
often these elasticities are measured at the
mean values E(X) and E(Y).
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6-8. A note on the stochastic error term
6-9. Summary and conclusions
(pages 179-180)
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