Ox (programming language)

{{Infobox software

| name = Ox

| developer = OxMetrics Technologies

| latest_release_version = 9.30

| latest release date = August 2024

| operating system = Windows, Mac OS X, Linux

| genre = programming language, econometric software

| license = proprietary (console version free for academic use)

| website = [http://www.doornik.com/ www.doornik.com]

}}

Ox is an object-oriented matrix programming language with a mathematical and statistical function library, developed by Jurgen Doornik. It has been designed for econometric programming. It is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux platforms.

The downloadable console version of Ox is free for academic use. A commercial version is available for non-academic use. According to its documentation, it should be cited whenever results are published.{{cite web |title=Ox citation and copyright |accessdate=November 28, 2015 |url=http://www.doornik.com/ox/index.html?content=http://www.doornik.com/ox/oxcite.html }}

The programming environment for econometric modelling OxMetrics is based on Ox. The environment also includes packages such as: PcGive, Autometrics, G@rch, Mulcom, and Ssfpack.