Test Bank for Introduction to Econometrics 4th Edition James H. Stock All Chapters with Answers |A+ Graded

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1) Analyzingthebehaviorofunemploymentratesacross U.S.statesin Marchof2006is an h1 - h1




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A) timeseriesdata.
B) paneldata.
C) cross-sectionaldata.
D) experimentaldata.
Answer: C
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2) Studying inflationinthe United Statesfrom 1970 to 2006 is an exampleofusing:
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C) paneldata.
D) cross-sectionaldata.
Answer: B
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3) Analyzingtheeffectofminimumwagechangesonteenageemploymentacrossthe48 1
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A) timeseriesdata.
B) paneldata.
C) havingatreatment groupvs.acontrolgroup, - h 1 h 1 sinceonlyteenagersreceive minimum wages.
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D) cross-sectionaldata.
Answer: B
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4) Paneldata:
A) isalsocalledlongitudinaldata.
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D) typicallyusescontrolandtreatmentgroups.
Answer: A
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5) Econometricscanbedefined as followswiththeexception of: h1 h1 -




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B) fittingmathematicaleconomic modelsto real-world data. - - -




C) asetoftoolsusedforforecastingfuturevaluesofeconomicvariables.
D) measuring theheightofeconomists. -




Answer: D
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6) Toprovidequantitative answerstopolicyquestions: h1




A) it is typicallysufficienttouse commonsense.
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B) youshouldinterviewthepolicymakersinvolved.
C) youshouldexamineempiricalevidence.
D) istypicallyimpossiblesincepolicyquestionsarenotquantifiable.
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7) Anexampleof arandomizedcontrolled experimentiswhen:
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A) householdsreceiveataxrebatein oneyearbutnot theother. - -




B) oneU.S. stateincreasesminimumwagesand an adjacentstatedoes not, and
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D) some5th gradersin aspecificelementaryschoolareallowed tousecomputers at school
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8) Idealrandomizedcontrolled experimentsineconomics are: - -




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B) oftenusedbythe Federal Reservetostudytheeffectsofmonetarypolicy.
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9) Mosteconomicdataareobtained:
A) throughrandomizedcontrolledexperiments.
B) bycalibrationmethods.
C) throughtextbook examplestypicallyinvolvingten observationpoints.
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D) byobservingreal-worldbehavior.
Answer: D
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