Specifying Your Econometrics Regression Model

By Roberto Pedace
In econometrics, the regression model is a common starting point of an analysis. As you define your regression model, you need to consider several elements:

Typical Problems in Estimation Econometric Models and Their Solutions

By Roberto Pedace

If the classical linear regression model (CLRM) doesn’t work for your data because one of its assumptions doesn’t hold, then you have to address the problem before you can finalize your analysis. Fortunately, one of the primary contributions of econometrics is the development of techniques to address such problems or other complications with the data that make standard model estimation difficult or unreliable.

How to Write Economics Undergraduate Final Year Project – Part IVa

Chapter Three (Research Methodology) 

By Kibash

Part I, Part II, Part III

This chapter is aimed at explaining the methodologies to be adopted in collecting, analyzing, interpreting and drawing conclusions from data used in the research or study. The chapter basically comprises of; the nature and sources of data, population and sample, method of analysis, model specification and sometimes the theoretical framework on which the model is specified.

The major factors that determine the content and nature of this chapter are:

i.                    The research objectives

ii.                  Unit and time dimension of research or scope of the research

iii.                The level of measurement of data (particularly the dependent variable)

How to Write Economics Undergraduate Final Year Project -Part III

Chapter Two- Literature Review
By Kibash
This chapter titled Review of Related Literature is simply concerned with review of what is known about the research problem, what is unknown and what remains inconclusive in literature. It forms the theoretical bases or the foundation of the research work. It involves systematic identification, location and analysis of documents containing information related to a research problem. It is a continuation of previous part of this article; Part I and Part II
Objectives of this Chapter

HOW TO WRITE ECONOMICS UNDERGRADUATE FINAL YEAR PROJECT -PART I

Choosing a Research Topic
By: Kibash



Research simply mean systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and draw conclusions about phenomena. Project can be said to be an individual or collaborative enterprise in which strategies and resources are employed to achieve certain objectives. Research project can therefore be referred to as employment of material and non-material resources in investigating and looking into materials and sources so as to establish facts and conclusions about certain phenomenon.
Research project to most students is a compulsory final year "ritual". It is a partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of degree in Economics. The nature of research project varies across all fields of knowledge. The focus of this article is Economics field.