EViews

EViews is a statistical software package for econometric analysis, forecasting, data management, and reporting. It provides tools for data handling, statistical estimation, model simulation, and presentation of results, with a strong emphasis on time-series and panel data work common in economics and related fields.

Originally developed by Quantitative Micro Software (QMS) as Econometric Views, the product was later acquired by IHS and is now part of the IHS Markit/S&P Global product line. The acronym EViews reflects its focus on Econometric Views.

Core capabilities include organizing data in workfiles, computing descriptive statistics, and estimating a wide range of econometric models: ordinary least squares (OLS), generalized least squares (GLS), seemingly unrelated regressions (SUR); limited dependent-variable models; ARIMA, ARCH/GARCH; VAR and VECM frameworks; cointegration tests; and panel data estimations. The software supports generalized method of moments (GMM) estimation and Monte Carlo simulation for inference and forecasting.

Users build models with a built-in programming language and equation specification, enabling automation, batch processing, and custom procedures. Output is delivered as tables and graphs suitable for publication, and results can be exported to other formats. EViews can read data from common sources such as Excel and text files and stores analyses in workfiles.

EViews is proprietary software used widely in academia and industry for econometric analysis, forecasting, and policy evaluation. It is primarily targeted at Windows platforms, with Mac usage typically achieved through virtualization or compatibility layers. It competes with Stata, SAS, Gretl, and other econometric tools.