Spatial econometrics introduction.ppt

Introduction to Applied Spatial Econometrics Attila Varga DIMETIC Pécs, July 3, 2009 Prerequisites Basic statistics (statistical testing) Basic econometrics (Ordinary Least Squares and Maximum Likelihood estimations, autocorrelation) EU Patent applications 2002 Outline Introduction The nature of spatial data Modelling space Exploratory spatial data analysis Spatial Econometrics: the Spatial Lag and Spatial Error models Specification diagnostics New developments in Spatial Econometrics Software options Spatial Econometrics ?A collection of techniques that deal with the peculiarities cause