University teaching of econometrics a personal view

University teachers of economics have generally been keen to propound, discuss and criticise alternative points of view on ways of structuring courses in their discipline. Econometricians, by contrast, have in this respect been very neglectful - though their subject has been a university discipline for over a quarter of a century.

This paper appraises broadly the issues relevant to the design of an academic program in econometrics, at both undergraduate and graduate levels, and proposes ways in which a blended education in economics and econometrics may best be offered.