• Modeling and Forecasting Exchange Rates,
  July 16-17 2009 at The Cass Business School, London
  

(Timberlake's description...)

The course aims to provide delegates with background on the state-of-the-art methodology available to model and forecast exchange rates and demonstrate, using real-life business and industrial data, how to interpret and report the results.
 

Instructor: Lucio Sarno, PhD - Professor of Finance, Associate Dean and Head of the Faculty of Finance, Cass Business School , London - Research Fellow, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London
   

• Getting Started with EViews (Découverte du logiciel EViews)
  October 5th 2009 in Paris
  

(Integral Software's description...)

Basic data handling and analysis, basing regression, specification and stability tests.  Note this course will be in French.
   

• The Practice of Econometrics with EViews (Introduction à la pratique de l'économétrie avec EViews)
  December 10-11th in Paris
  

(Integral Software's description...)

Designed for estimating and interpreting the results of major econometric modeling methods.  Note this course will be in French.   

• Eviews: Cointegration analysis and vector autoregression (VAR) modelling: theory and practice using Eviews (Modèles VAR et VEC: théorie et pratique avec EViews)
  June 22-23 2009 in Paris
  

(Integral Software's description...)

VAR and VECM models. Modeling, forecasting and simulation.

• Econometrics Modeling Using EViews 
  April 20-22, 2009 in Singapore
   

(East Asia's description...)

This course provides the training on Econometric & Financial Modeling using EViews software. The modeling techniques taught in this course include

OLS, 2SLS, GMM, IV, unit roots test, AR model, MA model, ARMA model, ARIMA model, Cointegration, Engle-Granger two step cointegration test, multivariate Johansen cointegration test, error correction model, VAR model, VARX model, VECM model, Granger block causality test, ARCH and GARCH family models etc.

 
This course has three objectives: (i) to provide participants with productivity enhancing ways to use the EViews© econometrics package (ii) to provide a practical 'hands-on' application to modern time series econometric techniques, including unit root tests, vector autoregressions, cointegration, and error correction modelling and (iii) to apply these time series tools to macroeconomic relationships on real world applications . The focus will be on model selection, estimation and forecasting. 

Training and Consulting*

238 Canvasback Place
Ganges
British Columbia, V8K2W5  Canada
tel: 1-250-537-8461
fax: 1-250-537-8462
email: friedman@island.net

P.O. Box 20725 
Boulder, CO 80308
tel: 1-720-252-3272
email: info@jtc-econ.com
web: http://www.jtc-econ.com

1 rue Favart
75002 Paris France
tel: +33 1 42 46 61 29
fax: +33 1 42 46 36 38
email: formations@intesoft.com
web: www.intesoft.com

Avenue General Guisan, 5
CH-1008 Pully-Lausanne
tel: +021 711 15 20
fax: +021 711 15 21
email: formations@scientific-solutions.ch 
web: www.scientific-solutions.ch

Unit B3, Broomsleigh Business Park
Worsley Bridge Road
London SE26 5BN
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 8697 3377
Fax: +44 (0)20 8697 3388
Email: info@timberlake.co.uk
Web: http://www.timberlake.co.uk

29 Hazel Park Terrace #02-09
Singapore 678950
Tel: (65)-62199062
Fax: (65)-67694739
Email: eviews@eastasiatc.com.sg
Website: www.eastasiatc.com.sg

Amcorp Trade Centre
Suite 1206, 12th Floor, Amcorp Tower
18, Jalan Persiaran Barat
46050 Petaling Jaya
Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: 7955 5288
Fax: 7955 5288
Singapore Office Tel: 6323 7828
Email: sales@statwks.com
Website: www.statwks.com

Textbooks*

• Hill, R. Carter, William E. Griffiths, and Guay C. Lim (2008). Using EViews for Principles of Econometrics, 3rd Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (368 pages - ISBN: 0-471-78711-2, http://www.wiley.com). (This study guide is designed to accompany the Hill-Griffiths-Lim textbook Principles of Econometrics, 3rd Edition, ISBN: 978-0-471-72360-8.) 
  

• Diebold, Francis X. (2007). Elements of Forecasting, 4th Edition, with EViews 4.1 Student Version software. Thomson/South-Western (458 pages - ISBN: 0-324-32359-X, http://www.thomsonedu.com).
  
  

• Gujarati, Damodar N. (2002). Basic Econometrics, 4th Edition, with EViews 4.1 Student Version software. McGraw-Hill Higher Education Publishing (1002 pages - Book ISBN: 0-072-56570-5, EViews Package ISBN: 0-072-47852-7, http://www.mhhe.com/economics/gujarati4).
  
  

• Gujarati, Damodar N. (2006). Essentials of Econometrics, 3rd Edition, with EViews 4.1 Student Version software. McGraw-Hill Higher Education Publishing (553 pages - Book ISBN: 0-072-97092-8, EViews Package ISBN: 0-073-13851-7, http://www.mhhe.com/economics/gujaratiess3).
  
  

• Schmidt, Stephen J. (2005) Econometrics, with EViews 4.1 Student Version software. McGraw-Hill Higher Education Publishing (427 pages - Book ISBN: 0-079-98316-7, Book+EViews Package ISBN: 0-074-25489-8, http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072535237/information_center_view0).
  
  

• Studenmund, A. H. (2001) Using Econometrics: A Practical Guide, 4th Edition, with EViews 4.1 Student Version software. Addison-Wesley (ISBN: 0-201-71519-8, http://www.awl.com/info/studenmund/supp.html).

Books using EViews

• Favero, Carlo A.  (2001). Applied Macroeconometrics. Oxford University Press (280 pages - ISBN: 0-19-877583-0 (Hardback);  0-19-829685-1 (Paperback) ).

• Godley, Wynne and Marc Lavoie.  (2006). Monetary Economics: An Integrated Approach to Credit, Money, Income, Production and Wealth. Palgrave MacMillian (576 pages - ISBN: 0-23-050055-2 (Hardback)). EViews examples: http://gennaro.zezza.it/software/eviews/gl2006.php.

• Seiler, Michael J.  (2004). Performing Financial Studies: A Methodological Cookbook. Prentice Hall (432 pages - ISBN: 0-13-047981-0).

• Vogelvang, Ben.  (2005). Econometrics Theory and Applications with EViews. Pearson Education (363 pages - ISBN: 0-273-68374-8).

• Heij, de Boer, Franses, Kloek and van Dijk (2004). Econometric Methods with Applications in Business and Economics. Oxford Press (780 pages - ISBN: 13: 978-0-19-926801-6)

Data Vendors

• Datastream (http://www.thomsonreuters.com) Datastream offers access to an unrivaled set of historical financial content that allows users to investigate the correlations and relationships of global economic indicators and asset classes. You have the ability to blend together different content sets and better understand how indicators in one field impact another.

• EcoWin (http://www.ecowin.com) The EcoWin Economic & Financial database contains more than 180,000 series and consists of global economic and financial data covering more than 100 countries worldwide, as well as aggregates such as: Euro Zone, Europe, Africa, Americas and World. Data are collected from more than 700 primary sources: national statistical offices, central banks, financial exchanges, and private institutes, as well as other data sources.

EcoWin add-on databases include data from: Bank of England, Bundesbank, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, I-N Information Systems, NIER Sweden databases, OECD databases, Statistics Denmark, Dow Jones equity Indices, Financial Times Equities and Funds, Zacks, etc.

Direct access to all of these database requires the EViews Enterprise Edition.

• FactSet (http://www.factset.com) FactSet Research Systems is a leading provider of global financial and economic information. FactSet combines hundreds of databases from industry-leading suppliers and clients' own proprietary data into a single powerful information system.  With EViews, FactSet users can access any time series data to which they currently have a subscription.
  
  Users must upgrade to EViews 6 in order to access FactSet data.

• Haver Analytics (http://www.haver.com). Haver Analytics specializes in database and software products for economic analysis and business decision-making. Haver Analytics maintains more than 150 economic and financial databases from over 550 government and private sources. Databases cover the U.S., states, metro areas and counties, Canada, Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, China and other emerging markets. Haver Analytics is the sole provider of Oil & Gas Journal Energy Database and also maintains key third party data including forecast databases covering the world economies. 

Three of Haver Analytics' databases are offered in EViews format directly from QMS. Specifically: U.S. Economic Statistics (USECON) for broad U.S. economic and financial data, U.S. National Accounts (USNA) which offers detailed U.S. national income and product accounts and US1+, a database of 750 series covering important economic and financial indicators. These databases are delivered by QMS as a CD service

Up to the minute data for all 150+ Haver databases can be used directly in the EViews Enterprise Edition with delivery from Haver via the DLX® software.

• Global Insight, Inc (http://www.globalinsight.com) offers a variety of economic, financial, and industrial level databases. For example, QMS is a reseller of DRI Basic Economics, which consists of data series on finance & banking, national income accounts, prices, labor statistics, manufacturing, construction & trade, industrial production, capacity & productivity, etc. Both Global Insight databases (DRI Basic Economics and DRI Basic Mini) purchased through QMS may be accessed directly from within either the EViews Standard Edition or the EViews Enterprise Edition. Other databases will require the EViews Enterprise Edition for direct access.

• Moody's Economy.com (http://www.economy.com) provides economic, financial and demographic time series from around the world.