Using Python for Introductory Econometrics

• Introduces the popular, powerful and free programming language and software package Python
• Focus: implementation of standard tools and methods used in econometrics
• Compatible with “Introductory Econometrics” by Jeffrey M. Wooldridge in terms of topics, organization, terminology and notation
• Companion website with full text, all code for download and other goodies

Topics:

• A gentle introduction to Python
• Simple and multiple regression in matrix form and using black box routines
• Inference in small samples and asymptotics
• Monte Carlo simulations
• Heteroscedasticity
• Time series regression
• Pooled cross-sections and panel data
• Instrumental variables and two-stage least squares
• Simultaneous equation models
• Limited dependent variables: binary, count data, censoring, truncation, and sample selection
• Formatted reports using Jupyter Notebooks