Econometric Software: A User's View
- 1 November 1992
- journal article
- Published by American Economic Association in Journal of Economic Perspectives
- Vol. 6 (4) , 165-187
- https://doi.org/10.1257/jep.6.4.165
Abstract
For the social scientist, software is a tool, not an end in itself. My objective in this review is to help practicing economists decide which tool will best get the task done. To do this, I report on how seven programs performed on each of six different econometric projects. I focus on Limdep, RATS, SAS, Stata, SST, and TSP and I more briefly review Gauss, which is a rather different product. Comments on other aspects of the programs are sprinkled throughout.Keywords
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