Contents Tables Figures Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Preface to the First Edition 1 Stata basics 2 Data management and graphics 3 Linear regression basics 4 Linear regression extensions 5 Simulation 6 Linear regression with correlated errors 7 Linear instrumental-variables regression 8 Linear panel-data models: Basics 9 Linear panel-data models: Extensions 10 Introduction to nonlinear regression 11 Tests of hypotheses and model specification 12 Bootstrap methods 13 Nonlinear regression methods 14 Flexible regression: Finite mixtures and nonparametric 15 Quantile regression A Programming in Stata B Mata C Optimization in Mata Glossary of abbreviations Glossary of abbreviations References References Author index Author index Subject index Subject index