Third-Party Products and Services

The following EViews related products and services may be of interest to members of the EViews community. Note that the descriptions and links for third-party products below are strictly informative and should not be viewed as an endorsement by IHS EViews.

  • Seminars & Courses
  • Training & Consulting
  • Books
  • Data Vendors

Timberlake Consultants

Techniques and Tools for Short-term Macroeconomic Forecasting, March 5-6 2012 (Introductory Course) and March 7-8 (Intermediate Course) at Cass Business School, London, UK.

(Timberlake's description...)

We will review some classic methods and more recent developments for the analysis of time series data in economics, with a special emphasis on their use for forecasting macroeconomic variables. The focus will be more on the empirical implementation of the techniques than on their theoretical underpinnings. The techniques will be illustrated with several empirical applications, and then implemented in EViews.

Introductory Course:

  • Forecasting with univariate linear models.
  • Forecasting with multivariate linear models.
  • Forecast evaluation, comparison and pooling.

Intermediate Course:

  • Forecasting with smooth transition and threshold autoregressive models.
  • Forecasting with Markov switching models.
  • Forecasting with mixed frequency data.

Instructor: Prof. Massimiliano Marcellino, European University Institute, Bocconi University and CEPR

For further details visit http://www.timberlake.co.uk or e-mail training@timberlake.co.uk

Microeconomics with EViews, April 17-18 in Dubai, UAE.

(Timberlake's description...)

This course provides a review and practical guide to a number of microeconometric models and estimators. We focus on panel and count data models and also examine some discrete choice models. The course emphasise two estimators, the instrumental variable estimator, and the Generalised Method of Moments. The objective of the course is to provide a solid introduction to each of the topics, reviewing both the theoretical econometrics and the empirical literature. Each topic discussed is then illustrated with real data examples using EViews. Some of the examples and applications discussed include: the demand for differentiated products in the ready-to-eat cereal industry, flexible substitution patterns in the new car market, foreclosure in subprime mortgages, the number of patents held by firms, the number of children born to a woman.

Instructor: Dr Melvyn Weeks, University of Cambridge

For further details visit http://www.timberlake.co.uk or e-mail training@timberlake.co.uk

The Practice of Econometrics with EViews, July 31 - August 3 at Baruch College, New York, USA. 10-30 April and 17-20 September 2012 at University of Cambridge, UK.

(Timberlake's description...)

This course provides a review and practical guide to several major and popular econometric methodologies used in time-series and panel data analysis. The objective is to provide a practical and systematic approach to econometric modelling and make sense of the vast amount of available econometric techniques. Each methodology discussed is illustrated with real data examples in EViews.

Instructor: Dr Paul Turner, Loughrough University

For further details visit http://www.timberlake.co.uk or e-mail training@timberlake.co.uk

Modelling & Forecasting Exchange Rates, May 14-16 2012. Dubai, UAE

(Timberlake's description...)

The course is designed for colleagues who have some knowledge of exchange rate economics and econometrics and have an interest in econometric modelling and forecasting applied to nominal and real exchange rates. This two-day course is specifically designed to increase delegates’ familiarity with some of the recent developments in econometric modelling and forecasting methods applied to exchange rates. The course will focus on economic models and econometric techniques that will be shown to be particularly useful in the context of exchange rates. Real-world and worked examples will be provided to delegates using EViews. The sessions will be coordinate in such a way that a presentation of ideas and theory is followed immediately by an application with data to show implementation of the idea or theory in practice; in essence, the format is of a sequence of case studies.

Instructor: Professor Lucio Sarno, Cass Business School & Pasquale Della Corte, Warwick Business School

For further details visit http://www.timberlake.co.uk or e-mail training@timberlake.co.uk

An Introduction to EViews Programming, July 30 at Baruch College, New York, USA. August 24 at Cass Business School, London, UK.

(Timberlake's description...)

An introduction to EViews programming to users interested in writing basic to intermediate programs to automate and simplify tasks related to data management, statistics and model building. The course is hands-on and participants will be asked to carry out several exercises.

  • FOR-NEXT loops.
  • Matrix and Vector objects.
  • WHILE-END loops.
  • Functions and Subroutines.
  • Table objects.
  • Optimisation routines.
  • IF-THEN-ELSE statements.
  • Statistical distribution functions.

Instructor: Dr Paul Turner, Loughrough University

For further details visit http://www.timberlake.co.uk or e-mail training@timberlake.co.uk

East Asia Trading Company

Econometrics I, January 19th - 20th, in Singapore.

(EATC's description...)

This course focuses on learning and practicing basic econometrics with emphasis on the practice and less emphasis on deep econometric theory. The main purposes of the seminar are to introduce econometric theory at a very basic level and to let you apply the methods with the use of real world data. The topics to be covered include:

  • Review of statistics.
  • Simple regression.
  • Multiple regression.

For further details visit http://www.eastasiatc.com.sg or e-mail enquiry@eastasiatc.com.sg

Econometrics II, February 23rd - 24th, in Singapore.

(EATC's description...)

This course is an extension of Econometrics I. It focuses on learning and practicing econometrics with emphasis on the practice and less emphasis on deep econometric theory. The main purposes of the seminar are to introduce econometric theory at a intermediate level and to let you apply the methods with the use of real world data. . The topics to be covered include:

  • Heteroskedasticity.
  • Serial correlation.
  • Disturbance distribution.
  • Endogenous regressors.

For further details visit http://www.eastasiatc.com.sg or e-mail enquiry@eastasiatc.com.sg

Econometrics III, April 12th - 13th, in Singapore.

(EATC's description...)

This course will present an advanced treatment of econometric principles for time series and dynamic models data sets. The course will focus on modern econometric techniques, addressing both technical derivations and practical applications. Applications in the areas of microeconomics, macroeconomics and finance will be considered. The topics to be covered include:

  • Models for stationary time series.
  • Trends and seasonals.
  • Regression models with lags.
  • Vector autoregressive models.

For further details visit http://www.eastasiatc.com.sg or e-mail enquiry@eastasiatc.com.sg


The following companies provide consulting services and training in the use of EViews:

Economic Data Consultants

238 Canvasback Place

Ganges

British Columbia, V8K2W5 Canada

tel: 1-250-537-8461

Fax: 1-250-537-8462

Email: friedman@island.net

JTC Economic+Finance, LLC

P.O. Box 20725

Boulder, CO 80308

Tel: 1-720-252-3272

Email: info@jtc-econ.com

Web: http://www.jtc-econ.com

Integral Software

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: http://www.intesoft.com

Scientific Solutions SA

Rue du Midi 2

CH-1009 Pully-Lausanne

Switzerland

Tel: 41 (0) 21 711 15 20

Fax: 41 (0) 21 711 15 21

Email: info@scientific-solutions.ch

Web: http://www.scientific-solutions.ch

Timberlake Consultants Ltd (Head Office)

Unit B3, Broomsleigh Business Park

Worsley Bridge Road

London SE26 5BN

United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)20 8 697 3377

Fax: +44 (0)20 8 697 3388

Email: info@timberlake.co.uk

Web: www.timberlake.co.uk

East Asia Training & Consultancy Pte Ltd

29 Hazel Park Terrace #02-09

Singapore 678950

Tel: (65)-62199062

Fax: (65)-62506369

Phillipines office:

Tel: (63) 2-706-4687

Fax: (63) 2-706-4688

Malaysia office:

Tel: 03-6257 1111 ext 221

Fax: 03-6257 7701

Email: eviews@eastasiatc.com.sg

Web: http://www.eastasiatc.com.sg

Statworks (M) Sdn Bhd

Amcorp Trade Centre

Suite 1206, 12th Floor, Amcorp Tower

18, Jalan Persiaran Barat

46050 Petaling Jaya

Selangor, Malaysia

Tel: +603 7955 5288

Fax +603 7955 5388

Web: http://www.statwks.com

STATCON

Schulstraße 2

37213 Witzenhausen

Germany

Tel: 049 5542 93300

Fax: 049 5542 933030

Email: Vertrieb@statcon.de

Web: http://www.statcon.de

TurnTech China

Beijing Tianyan Rongzhi Software Co., Ltd.

Room 443, Building 6

Huihuang International Center

Shangdi 10th Avenue Haidian District

100085 BEIJING

P R China

Tel: +86-10-62978511 62669193

Fax: +86-10-62981484

Email: info@sciencesoftware.com.cn

Web: http://www.sciencesoftware.com.cn

Textbooks

The following textbooks use EViews examples as a teaching tool. They are available bundled with the EViews 6 Student Version.

The following textbooks use EViews examples as a teaching tool. They are available bundled with the EViews 4.1 Student Version.

Other Books

The following books use EViews to generate tables, graphs and examples. EViews routines for selected examples may also be provided in the book.


The following database vendors offer economics databases that may be accessed directly using the EViews Enterprise version or, in some cases, by both the EViews Standard Edition and the EViews Enterprise Edition.
  • 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 - 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 the EcoWin 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 IHS EViews. 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 on CD-ROM.

    Alternately, 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.

  • IHS Global Insight (http://www.globalinsight.com) - IHS Global Insight offers a variety of economic, financial, and industrial level databases. For example, IHS Global Insight offers 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.

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