ECON 390
Economic Forecasting
Spring 2010
Bruce Hansen
TR, 1:00 - 2:15. Nutrition Science 290
email: behansen@wisc.edu
Classlist econ390-14-s10@lists.wisc.edu
The prerequite is Econ 410 (Econometrics). The class is filled.
The primary text is Elements of Forecasting by Francis X. Diebold. Best Book Buys
A supplementary text is Introduction to Econometrics by James H. Stock and Mark W. Watson (just chapters 14, 15, and 16)
Best Book Buys .
Syllabus
Reading List
Forecasting Project
STATA Handout
Data Files
gdp National Accounts Percentage Growth Rates
sales Retail Sales
participation Labor Force Participation Rates
record 100 Meter World Record Times
s&p S&P 500 Index and Volume
realgdp Real GDP and Components
uclaims Unemployment Insurance Claims - SA and NSA
ur_nsa Unemployment Rates - NSA
housingstarts Housing Starts - NSA
gasoline Gasoline Sales - NSA
liquor Liquor Sales - NSA
ur Unemployment Rates and Spreads
interest Interest Rates and Spreads
Problem Sets
Problem Set #1
Problem Set #2
Problem Set #3
Problem Set #4
Problem Set #5
Problem Set #6
Problem Set #7
Problem Set #8
Problem Set #9
Problem Set #10
Lectures
Jan 19
Jan 21
Jan 26
Jan 28
Feb 2
Feb 4
Feb 9
Feb 11
Feb 16
Feb 18
Feb 25
March 4
March 9
March 11
March 11 continued
March 16
March 18
April 6
April 8
April 13
April 15
April 20
April 22
April 27
April 29
Link:s
Unemployment Rate Forecast
STATA
Resources for Economists
Elements of Forecasting
Stock-Watson Companion Website
Bruce Hansen's Webpage
Department of Economics
Grievance Procedure
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