{"product_id":"computing-skills-for-economists-isbn-9780471988069","title":"Computing Skills for Economists","description":"Today's students are expected to use computers and familiarise themselves with word-processing and spreadsheet packages in their work. They are also expected to be able to use the Internet for e-mail and accessing information on the Web. In fact, some lecturers use the Web to provide course notes or even deliver parts of the course interactively. Most available computer books are too general and often miss out features that would be particularly helpful to economists. In fact, they don't show how such tools can be used in economics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This textbook fills a need for a computing and IT book aimed specifically at undergraduate economics students. It bridges the gap between IT literacy and the use of hardware, software and other resources in learning and doing economics. The main focus is on the tools and the resources that are particularly relevant to economists with examples of their use and suggestions of how to apply and exploit them in applications in economics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e FEATURES\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Assumes no previous computing background - the book will adopt a practical and applied approach with emphasis on the software used by economists and how they use it.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Use of examples and applications will allow readers to learn by doing and develop their computing skills.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book will be written in a concise and informal style with the use of screen grabs and text boxes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e www.wiley.co.uk\/judge - a Website containing solutions to exercises, PowerPoint slides and other supplementary material for instructors. The site will also have an archive for data used in the book and be a means of updating information.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e CONTENTS: Introduction: Tools, Tasks, Resources and Skills; Beginning to Work with Computers in Economics; Building on the Basics: Skills Development; Spreadsheets for Economists; The Internet for Economists; Statistics and Econometrics Software for Economists; More Advanced Computing Skills for Economists.Ob Textverarbeitung oder Tabellenkalkulation, E-Mail oder Infosuche via Internet - moderne Studenten müssen sich mit dem Computer auskennen. \"Computing Skills for Economists\" behandelt dieses Thema praxisorientiert und anwendungsbezogen. Der thematische Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf der Einführung in Softwareprogramme, wie sie von Wirtschaftswissenschaftlern benutzt werden. Nach dem Motto \"Learning by Doing\", wird der Stoff anhand von Praxis- und Anwendungsbeispielen anschaulich vermittelt. Das Buch ist prägnant und verständlich geschrieben und enthält neben zahlreichen Übungsaufgaben auch Textkästen und Bildschirmausdrucke zum besseren Verständis. Auf der begleitenden Website finden sich die Lösungen zu den Übungsaufgaben, Powerpoint Folien sowie anderes Ergänzungsmaterial für Dozenten. Außerdem bietet sie ein Datenarchiv zum Buch und wird ständig aktualisiert. INTRODUCTION: TOOLS, TASKS, RESOURCES and SKILLS.\u003cbr\u003e Economists, computers and IT in today's world\u003cbr\u003e The contents, structure and approach of this book\u003cbr\u003e Preliminary information and key concepts\u003cbr\u003e Tools, tasks, skills and resources\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e Appendix. Skills for file and disk management tasks\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e BEGINNING TO WORK WITH COMPUTERS IN ECONOMICS\u003cbr\u003e Beginning to work with a word processor\u003cbr\u003e Your first word processed document\u003cbr\u003e Beginning to work with a spreadsheet\u003cbr\u003e Your first spreadsheet application\u003cbr\u003e Beginning to work with e-mail software\u003cbr\u003e Your first e-mail message\u003cbr\u003e Beginning to work with a web browser\u003cbr\u003e Your first time browsing the web\u003cbr\u003e Beginning to work with presentation software\u003cbr\u003e Preparing your first presentation\u003cbr\u003e Beginning to work with database software\u003cbr\u003e Creating your first database\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e Exercises and mini-projects\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e BUILDING ON THE BASICS. SKILLS DEVELOPMENT\u003cbr\u003e Incorporating graphics, symbols and equations\u003cbr\u003e Including a graphics image in a word processed document\u003cbr\u003e Working with longer word processed documents\u003cbr\u003e A word processed essay\u003cbr\u003e Simple economic modeling using a spreadsheet\u003cbr\u003e Cost-volume-profit analysis on a spreadsheet\u003cbr\u003e Developing your e-mail skills\u003cbr\u003e Sending and receiving a file attachment\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e Exercises and mini-projects\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SPREADSHEETS FOR ECONOMISTS.\u003cbr\u003e Analyzing and summarizing economic data\u003cbr\u003e GDP per capita in OECD countries\u003cbr\u003e Cross-tabulation\u003cbr\u003e The position of women in economics departments\u003cbr\u003e Regression on a spreadsheet\u003cbr\u003e Carbon monoxide emissions in the European Union\u003cbr\u003e A simple model of the UK consumption function\u003cbr\u003e A simple Cobb-Douglas production function\u003cbr\u003e Financial analysis on a spreadsheet\u003cbr\u003e Investment appraisal and the net present value of an investment project\u003cbr\u003e Optimization in a spreadsheet\u003cbr\u003e Least squares regression again\u003cbr\u003e A linear programming problem\u003cbr\u003e Portfolio selection\u003cbr\u003e Working with matrices in a spreadsheet\u003cbr\u003e A simple macroeconomic model\u003cbr\u003e Dynamic economic models in a spreadsheet\u003cbr\u003e A simple multiplier-accelerator model\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e Exercises and mini-projects\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e STATISTICS AND ECONOMETRICS SOFTWARE.\u003cbr\u003e Introduction. Dedicated statistics and econometrics packages\u003cbr\u003e Preparing to use statistics and econometrics software: some preliminary considerations\u003cbr\u003e Becoming familiar with statistics and econometrics software\u003cbr\u003e Cigarette consumption in Turkey\u003cbr\u003e More advanced time series analysis with econometrics packages\u003cbr\u003e Unit-root tests of Tansel's cigarette consumption data\u003cbr\u003e Cointegration analysis of the advertising-sales relationship\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e Exercises and mini-projects\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e THE INTERNET FOR ECONOMISTS.\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: the ever changing Internet - expansion, evolution, and revolution\u003cbr\u003e Finding information on the web\u003cbr\u003e Using search engines\u003cbr\u003e Using SOSIG\u003cbr\u003e Finding specific types of economic information on the web\u003cbr\u003e Downloading and using data from the web\u003cbr\u003e Conducting a bibliographical search\u003cbr\u003e Economic journals available on-line\u003cbr\u003e Working papers and pre-prints\u003cbr\u003e Tracking down working papers by Hal Varian\u003cbr\u003e Current awareness services\u003cbr\u003e On-line learning and interactive tools on the web\u003cbr\u003e Building your own web page\u003cbr\u003e Creating a simple web page\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e Exercises and mini-projects\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e MORE ADVANCED COMPUTING SKILLS FOR ECONOMISTS.\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e More advanced use of spreadsheets and econometrics software: controlling your software with macros and procedures\u003cbr\u003e Other computing tools for programming in econometrics\u003cbr\u003e More advanced word processing for mathematical documents\u003cbr\u003e Symbolic algebra software\u003cbr\u003e Getting ready for the future\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e Exercises and mini-projects\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e INDEX. \"A unique book, essential to any economist's toolkit. From the level of the absolute beginner, and in a very user-friendly style, it takes the reader step by step through the entire range of computing skills essential to the study of economics. The book answers innumerable questions and saves many hours otherwise typically squandered on 'trial and error' methods of mastering software. Almost any economics student, whatever their level, will learn something new from this book.\" -Geoff Renshaw, Lecturer in Economics, University of Warwick\u003cbr\u003e \"This book is impressive for the comprehensiveness and clarity of its explanations of mainly Windows applications of personal computer research tools for economists. Its accessibility to those with diverse computer literacy will raise the bar of the skills instructors can reasonably expect of their students without sacrificing valuable class time or having to prepare elaborate handouts to level the playing field. Its extensive examples will teach students a good deal of economics as well as enriching their research abilities.\" -Arnie Katz, Economics Professor Emeritus, University of Pittsburgh\u003cbr\u003e \"A goldmine of skills for every aspiring economist. Something for everyone.\"-Ron Shone, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Stirling\u003cbr\u003e \"There is an excellent chapter on the use of spreadsheets, in particular Excel.\" - THES Guy Judge is deputy Head of the Department of Economics at the University of Portsmouth and co-ordinator of the CALECO Research Group. He is also editor of CHEER (Computers in Higher Education Economics Review) and Software Reviews Editor for The Economic Journal. Computing Skills for Economists can be used as a core textbook for students taking an introductory course in computing for economists and also as a guide for economists who wish to develop their computing skills through self-directed study. In this book, Guy Judge focuses on the tools and resources that are particularly relevant to economists with examples of their use in economics. A web site has been set up to support this book providing information on new developments and supplementary materials. This web site can be found at http:\/\/www.wiley.co.uk\/judge\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A unique book, essential to any economist's toolkit. From the level of the absolute beginner, and in a very user-friendly style, it takes the reader step by step through the entire range of computing skills essential to the study of economics. The book answers innumerable questions and saves many hours otherwise typically squandered on 'trial and error' methods of mastering software. Almost any economics student, whatever their level, will learn something new from this book.\" Geoff Renshaw, Lecturer in Economics, University of Warwick\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This book is impressive for the comprehensiveness and clarity of its explanations of mainly Windows applications of personal computer research tools for economists. Its accessibility to those with diverse computer literacy will raise the bar of the skills instructors can reasonable expect of their students without sacrificing valuable class time or having to prepare elaborate handouts to level the playing field. Its extensive examples will teach students a good deal of ecomonics as well as enriching their research abilities.\" Arnie Katz, Economics Professor Emeritus, University of Pittsburhg\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A goldmine of skills for every aspiring economist. 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