INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS II ECO 306 NOUN 96 UNIT 6: SPECIFICATION OFREGRESSION VARIABLES:A PRELIMINARY SKIRMISH CONTENTS 2.6.1.0 Introduction 2.6.2.0 Objectives 2.6.3.0 Main Content 2.6.3.1 Model Specification of Regression Variables 2.6.4.0 Summary 2.6.5.0 Conclusion 2.6.6.0 References/Further Reading 2.6.1.0 INTRODUCTION The construction of an economic model involves the specification of the relationships that constitute it, the specification of the variables that participate in each relationship and the mathematical function representing each relationship. 2.6.2.0 OBJECTIVE The main objective of this unit is to provide a general understanding of the topic Specification of Regression Variable. This include the creating an opportunity for the students to know that model specification denotes the determination of which independent variables maybe included in or omitted from a regression equation.