12 Examples of the kind of problems that may be solved by an econometrician 6. Testing the hypothesis that earnings or dividend announcements have no effect on stock prices. 7. Testing whether spot or futures markets react more rapidly to news. 8. Forecasting the correlation between the returns to the stock indices of two countries1-12 Examples of the kind of problems that may be solved by an Econometrician 6. Testing the hypothesis that earnings or dividend announcements have no effect on stock prices. 7. Testing whether spot or futures markets react more rapidly to news. 8.Forecasting the correlation between the returns to the stock indices of two countries