Econometrics

by Gregory C. Chow

A very, very Near Fine book in About Near Fine jacket. See scans and description. New McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1983. First Edition, Fourth Printing. Econometrics, by Gregory C. Chow, from the Economics Handbook Series. ISBN 0070108471. Marked, on jacket rear panel, "Examination Copy - Not For Resale" by the publisher (scan). Octavo, navy blue jacket with white and gilt imprinting, gray cloth boards imprinted in maroon and gilt, 445 pp.(xiii + 432). A book which bears the name of a prior owner at the top of front pastedown (see scan), and is otherwise quite Fine and flawless, in an about Near Fine jacket with modest roughening at spine ends and faint adhesive residue on front panel from what was a student bookstore label. See scans. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LT28

445 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1983

About the author

Gregory C. Chow (Gregory Chi-Chong Chow) is the Class of 1913 Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at Princeton University. His previous books include Analysis and Control of Dynamic Economic Systems (1975), Econometrics (1983), The Chinese Economy (1985), Understanding China's Economy (1994), Asia in the Twenty-first Century (1997), and Dynamic Economics (1997). He has advised top government officials in Taiwan and mainland China and in May 2001 the Econometric Research Program at Princeton was named the Gregory C. Chow Econometric Research Program in his honor.

Reviews

[Matthew · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was something of a miracle that I even found Chow's textbook. My Econometric's professor said we could use any textbook we'd like, then gave us a list of ten recommended books (non of which were Chow's). I went to the library to see which book suited me best, accidentally pulled Chow's off the shelf, and thought it was great.

He writes concisely--the way math students like to learn from. As a math major, I found it delightful to only have to read a few dense pages to understand a topic. Whereas with Greene, you get examples and explanations, Chow will often just lay out a few definitions, some theorems and proofs, and leave it to the reader to develop their own intuition. For those who like to learn that way, it's great. For those who don't, it can be a nightmare.