Econometrics Assignment
1. In a linear regression equation of the form ln Yi = β0 +β1lnXi+ui,the slope parameter β1 shows
a. ΔY/ΔX
b. the percentage change in Y for a 1 percentage change in X
c. the elasticity of Y with respect to X
d. the elasticity of X with respect to Y
e. ΔX/ΔY
2. In a linear regression equation of the form Y = α + βX + u, the intercept parameter α shows
a. the amount that Y changes when X changes by one unit
b. the amount that X changes when Y changes by one unit
c. the value of X when Y is zero
d. the value of Y when X is zero
3. In a linear regression equitation of the form Y = αXβeu, the slope parameter β shows
a. ΔY/ΔX
b. the elasticity of Y with respect to X
c. the percentage change in Y for a 1 percentage change in X
d. the elasticity of X with respect to Y
e. ΔX/ΔY
4. To test the null hypothesis that the value of a particular regression parameter is zero, one uses ____
a. the F-statistic.
b. the t-statistic
c. R2-statistic
d. the standard error statistic
5. To test whether the overall regression model is significant, one uses ____
a. the F-statistic.
b. the t-statistic
c. R2-statistic
d. the standard error statistic
6. Which of the following statements is FALSE about economic theory?
a. Economic theory makes statement or hypothesis that are mostly qualitative in nature.
b. Economic theory postulates a negative or a positive relationship between the variables it involves.
c. Economic theory specifies the list of explanatory variables on the right side of an equation explaining an economic (phenomenon) relationship.
d. Economic theory can provide a numerical measure of the relationship between the variables it involves.
e. All statementsare TRUE.
7. Which of the following statements is FALSE about economic theory?
a. Economic theory specifies the list of explanatory variables on the right side of an equation explaining an economic (phenomenon) relationship.
b. Economic theory postulates whether the underlying relationship is positive or negative.
c. Economic theory makes statement or hypothesis that are mostly qualitative in nature.
d. Economic theory can provide a numerical measure of the relationship between the underlying variables.
e. All statements are TRUE.
8. Which of the following statements is TRUE about econometric theory?
a. Econometric theory specifies the list of explanatory variables on the right side of an equation explaining an economic (phenomenon) relationship.
b. Econometric theory uses data collected by statisticians to test the empirical validity of economic theory
c. Econometric theory describesan economic relationship in mathematical form and cannot explain the underlying relationship is estimated.
d. Econometric theory is primarily concerned with empirical verification or refutation of the relationship constructed by economic theory.
e. All statements are TRUE
f. b and d statements are TRUE
9. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the basic assumptions of the regression modelY_t=α+βX_t+u_t?
a. E(utut-j) should be equal to a zero value over time for serial correlation (or autocorrelation) to exist in the model.
b. E(ut)2 should be equal to a constant value over time for the errors to be homoscedastic.
c. ut ˜ N(0, σ2)
d. All statements are TRUE
e. b and c statements are TRUE
You are given the national income equilibrium consisting of the following equations:Y=Y=C+I+G
C=100+0.80Y_d
I ¯ =30
G ¯=20
Y_d≡Y-T
T=10
10. Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the above model?
a. C=100+0.80Y_d is a behavioral equation.
b. Y_d≡Y-T is an equilibrium condition
c. I ¯ and G ¯ are exogenous variables
d. All of the above statements are correct
e. b and c FALSE
11. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the above model?
a. C and Y are endogenous variables
b. Y_d≡Y-T is a definitional equation
c. Y=C+I+G is a behavioral equation
d. All of the above statements are TRUE
e. a and b statements are TRUE
12. The equilibrium level of national income (Y) is equal to
a. 710
b. 660
c. 560
d. 700
13. The equilibrium level of consumption (c) is equal to
a. 710
b. 660
c. 560
d. 700
14. What is the disposable income (Yd)?
a. 710
b. 660
c. 560
d. 700
15. Regression analysis was employed to test whether the return on CAT's stock is determined by the return on the S&P 500 market index. Using ordinary least squares method and monthly data over the period 1993:12-1999:04, the following equation was estimated:
rCAT = 0.0015 + 1.143 rS&P500
Based on the estimated CAPM equation, if the return on the market were to increase by 10% the rate of return on CAT's stock would
increase by 0.15%
increase by 11.43%
decrease by 11.43%
decrease by 0.15%
Given the OLS estimates of the CAPM stochastic regression model, UTXR = α + βS&P500R + u, UTXR is the monthly return on United Technologies Corporation (UTX) stock, S&P500R is the monthly return on the S&P500 market index and u is the error term:
Dependent Variable: RUTX
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Method: Least Squares
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Date: 11/05/16 Time: 11:59
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Sample (adjusted): 1993M12 1999M03
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Included observations: 64 after adjustments
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Variable
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Coefficient
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Std. Error
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t-Statistic
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Prob.
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C
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0.006564
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0.005665
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1.158552
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0.2511
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RINDEX
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1.231945
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0.122017
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10.09653
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0.0000
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R-squared
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0.621813
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Mean dependent var
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0.028365
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Adjusted R-squared
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0.615713
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S.D. dependent var
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0.067595
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S.E. of regression
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0.041903
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Akaike info criterion
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-3.476173
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Sum squared resid
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0.108863
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Schwarz criterion
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-3.408708
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Log likelihood
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113.2375
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Hannan-Quinn criter.
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-3.449595
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F-statistic
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101.9399
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Durbin-Watson stat
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2.018383
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Prob(F-statistic)
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0.000000
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16. If the monthly return on the market index increases by 10%, the monthly return on UTX stock will increase by __________
a. 11.59%
b. 12.32%
c. 12.20%
d. 0.65%
17. The UTX stock is __________over the period under study.
a. not volatile
b. passive
c. aggressive
d. volatile
e. c and d
18. The t-statistic for the beta coefficient is equal to ______________.
a. 10.097
b. 1.159
c. 217.47
d. 0.054
19. The UTX stock offers an excess return which is equal to _______________.
a. 0.007
b. 1.232
c. 0.622
d. -0.007
20. The null hypothesis that there is no relationship between the return on UTX stock and the return on the market index (β=0) is _____________ because the absolute value of the t-statistic is ____________.
a. accepted; greater than 2
b. rejected; greater than 2
c. rejected; smaller than 2
d. accepted; smaller than 2
e. none of the above.