Development of regression analysis to determine effects of sports facilities on the unemployment rate

I am writing a paper on the unemployment rate with regression analysis. The unemployment rate is my dependent variable. I figure labor market congestion, natural rate of unemployment, seasonal unemployment rate, cyclical unemployment rate, lag time of finding a new job are some of my independent variables. However, I am not just looking at the unemployment rates I am also adding variables of my own to find the effects of sports facilities on the unemployment rate. Variables such as announcement of construction, during construction, after construction, and the fan attendance. Any suggestion on what other variables I could include? And am I on the right track?? My Equation thus far: ... click for more

Econometrics Practice Problem

An estimate of the model: Y= a + bX + u yielded the following values displayed in the table below y x y estimate u estimate 0 1 -1 1 0 1 -2 2 1 1 0 1 2 3 3 -1 3 2 4 -1 y= Y-Ymean, x= X - Xmean; a) compute an estimate of b b) compute an estimate of var(u)

Graphs in STATA

Attached STATA file. I'm not sure about few things. Please provide me with some detailed information: 1. How to graph the relationship between different races and total pay?? 2. How to graph the relationship between different races and average school leaving age?? 3. How to graph the relationship between higher education and race?? 3. How to graph the relationship that females are earning less than males?? 4. How to show on graphs that different races have different number of children?? Thanks.

Economics of Software Sales Estimate - Monthly Software Sales

I need some help on how to do question 3, 8 and 9 of the attached document.

Equal-weighted portfolios

Given a portfolio of four stocks: w,x,y,z and a series of their prices (days 1-100). How do I construct an equal-weighted portfolio of returns given these four stocks?