Running Regressions: A Practical Guide to Quantitative Research in Economics, Finance and Development Studies

Running Regressions introduces first-year social science undergraduates, particularly those studying economics and business, to the practical aspects of simple regression analysis, without adopting an esoteric, mathematical approach. It shows that statistical analysis can be simultaneously straightforward, useful and interesting, and can deal with topical, real-world issues. Each chapter introduces an economic theory or idea by relating it to an issue of topical interest, and explains how data and econometric analysis can be used to test it. The book can be used as a self-standing text or to supplement conventional econometric texts. It is also ideally suited as a guide to essays and project work.

Michelle Baddeley is Director of Studies (Economics), Fellow and College Lecturer at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. She is the author of Investment: Theories and Analysis (2003). Diana Barrowclough is a senior economist, Office of the Secretary General, United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD). She formerly lectured economics at the University of Cambridge, where she was a fellow of St John's College.