Question 1
The file sales.dta contains 157 weekly observations on sales revenues (sales) and advertising expenditure (adv) in millions of dollars for a large Midwest department store for 2005-2007. The weeks are from December 28, 2004, to December 25, 2007.
(a)Estimate a VAR model of sales and advertising. Choose the lag length but be sure to justify it.
(b)Do sales Granger cause advertising or vice-versa of both? Carefully state the null hypothesis of any tests you employ and carefully state the conclusion.
(c)Generate a set impulse response functions and discuss their economic interpretations. Be careful to state any identification assumptions that are implicit in your interpretation.
Question 2
The quantity theory of money says that there is a direct relationship between the quantity of money in the economy and the aggregate price level i.e. if the quantity of money doubles, then the price level should also double).
Use the file qtm.dtato answer the following.
(a)Assess the stationarity of the time series and their order of integration.
(b)Test whether they are cointegrated.
(c)Estimate the single equation error-correction model. Interpret the coefficients and test the quantity theory of money.
(d)Reverse the role of the two variables in part
(c) and repeat the analysis. Interpret and compare with part (c).
(e)Use now the Johansen methodology and estimate a VECM (pay attention on whether you need to include a trend). Are your conclusions different?
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