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The impact of Covid-19 on G7 stock markets volatility: Evidence from a ST-HAR model

Written October 2020  Abstract  We investigate the impact of Covid-19 on stock markets across G7 countries and their business sectors. We highlight the synchronicity an...

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Exploring Python within Stata - Part 1 with Dr George Naufal

Written by Dr. George Naufal (Texas A&M University). Stata 16 has brought the ability to use Python and its all capabilities right in Stata. Now you can code in your ...

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Can Economists Forecast the Future?

Written by Jennifer L. Castle and David F. Hendry. We all forecast many things every day, probably unconsciously, but forecast errors can be very expensive. For example,...

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23rd Dynamic Econometrics Conference: Online

We are delighted to announce that the 23rd Dynamic Econometrics Conference will run online in 2021 - Join us wherever you are in the world.   The Dynamic Econometri...

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Using Indicator Saturation to Detect Outliers and Structural Shifts

Using Indicator Saturation to Detect Outliers and Structural Shifts One of the potential pitfalls when working with time series datasets is that the dat...

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Nowcasting GDP with PMI using MIDAS-GETS

The latest from the EViews blog: Nowcasting, the act of predicting the current or near-future state of a macro-economic variable, has become one of the more popular rese...

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How to install Python packages into Stata

Latest from the Stata blog: Written by Chuck Huber (director of statistical outreach - StataCorp). Using pip to install Python packages Let’s begin by typing python qu...

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XLModeler Tutorial

An Introduction to Excel Add-in XlModeler, used for Econometric Modelling. Join our experts to learn about the key features of XlModeler, and see just how simple this Exc...

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Online Teaching the Next Academic Year: Tips and Tricks

With teaching moving online for many institutions over the upcoming academic year 20/21, lecturers are facing new challenges, especially when teaching with applied softwa...

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New from the Stata Blog - Revealed Preference: Stata for Reproducible Research

Written by Enrique Pinzon, Associate Director of Econometrics, this post shows why Stata is the preferred package among economists (as expressed in a recent article publi...

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