Gujarati - Fourth Edition - Essentials of Econometrics

[Dr. Jayanthi Sankaran]

Hi David,

Would it be a big mistake to study Gujarati from cover to cover for the Quantitative Analysis section, instead of the prescribed Miller? Of course, your study material, PQ sets, instructional videos and spreadsheets remain.
Please advice!

Thanks
Jayanthi

 

[ShaktiRathore]

Hi
I think acc to me u are already covering the prescribed text Miller through David notes etc.,so i think there should be problem if u cover gujrati it will only act as a supplement to ur studies and prep for the exam well.
Thanks

 

[brian.field]

Jayanthi, There is so much material to cover, I would stick to the assigned readings. You can always study the Gujarati afterwards if you'd like to.

By the way, have you begun studying Topic 3 or 4 yet? Topics 1 and 2 are nothing compared to Topics 3 and 4 in terms on content, so I would move on to them as soon as you can.

Brian

 

[Dr. Jayanthi Sankaran]

Hi Brian,

I am still stuck on to the PQ set covering Chapters from 1 - 5 of the Quantitative Analysis section. At the pace at which I am going, there is so very little time. Don' you think that I should finish with Book 2 - Quantitative Analysis section and then move on to 'Valuation and Risk Models? Please let me know!

Thanks for pushing me forward
Jayanthi

 

[brian.field]

It is hard to decide - based on my background, Topics 3 and 4 were so much more difficult than Topics 1 and 2, so they took significantly more time to understand (and much of it is gone now since I don't use it everyday! This is a big concern of mine with respect to Part 2, i.e., how much of Topics 3 and 4 will I need to remember?)

Topics 3 and 4 account for 60% of the Part 1 exam, so spending time on Topics 1 and 2 to the detriment of your understanding of Topics 3 and 4 is probably unwise.

Again, it depends on your background - I have a mathematics background and found options, swaps, currencies, and commodities very difficult conceptually.