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Introductory Econometrics Chapter 1
Introductory Econometrics Chapter 1
Introductory Econometrics Chapter 1
Introduction
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Earnings 0 1education u
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Example: (continued)
The estimate of 1, is the return to education, but can it be considered causal? While the error term, u, includes other factors affecting earnings, want to control for as much as possible Some things are still unobserved, which can be problematic
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