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Dynamic Common Factors in Large Cross-Sections

Forni, Mario; Reichlin, Lucrezia - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995

This paper develops a method to analyse large cross-sections with non-trivial time dimensions. The method: (i) identifies the number of common shocks in a factor analytic model; (ii) estimates the unobserved common dynamic component; (iii) shows how to test for fundamentality of the common...

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Factor Models in Large Cross-Sections of Time Series

Reichlin, Lucrezia - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

This Paper reviews recent econometric work on factor models in large cross-sections of time series. In this literature, traditional factor analysis is adapted to develop parsimonious estimation methods for high dimension time series models. The review covers problems of consistency and rates –...

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Common Macro Factors and Currency Premia

Filippou, Ilias; Taylor, Mark P - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

We study the role of domestic and global factors on payoffs of portfolios built to mimic carry, dollar carry and momentum strategies. We construct domestic and global factors from a large dataset of macroeconomic and financial variables and find that global equity market factors render strong...

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Factor Analysis in a New-Keynesian Model

Beyer, Andreas; Farmer, Roger E A; Henry, Jérôme; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

New-Keynesian models are characterized by the presence of expectations as explanatory variables. To use these models for policy evaluation, the econometrician must estimate the parameters of expectation terms. Standard estimation methods have several drawbacks, including possible lack of...

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Let's Get Real: A Dynamic Factor Analytical Approach to Disaggregated Business Cycle

Forni, Mario; Reichlin, Lucrezia - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995

This paper analyses output and productivity for 450 US industries from 1958 to 1986. We make the following contributions. (i) We develop a method based on dynamic principal components to identify the number of common shocks to our data set. (ii) We propose a simple method for the estimation of...

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Deception detection and the role of self-selection

Konrad, Kai A.; Lohse, Tim; Qari, Salmai - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

We consider a lie-catching experiment with 9240 judgements. A set of videotapes shows subjects participating in a tax compliance experiment. The subjects chose whether or not to misreport. Subjects knew that underreporters were chosen for an audit with some probability. An audit led to detection...

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Who Wants To Revise Privatization? The Complementarity of Market Skills and Institutions

Denisova, Irina; Eller, Markus; Frye, Timothy; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

Using survey data from 28 transition countries, we test for the complementarity and substitutability of market-relevant skills and institutions. We show that democracy and good governance complement market skills in transition economies. Under autocracy and weak governance institutions there is...

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Corruption Perceptions vs. Corruption Reality

Olken, Benjamin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

Accurate citizen perceptions of corruption are crucial for the political process to effectively restrain corrupt activity. This paper examines the accuracy of these perceptions by comparing Indonesian villagers' stated beliefs about corruption in a road-building project in their village with a...

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Parochial Politics: Ethnic Preferences and Politician Corruption

Banerjee, Abhijit; Pande, Rohini - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

politician corruption that we conducted in North India is remarkably consistent with our theoretical predictions. …

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Multi-product Firms and Product Turnover in the Developing World: Evidence from India

Goldberg, Pinelopi Koujianou; Khandelwal, Amit; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

detailed firm-level data from India, we provide the first evidence on the patterns of multi-product firm production in a large …-section, multi-product firms in India look remarkably similar to their U.S. counterparts, confirming the predictions of recent … churning - particularly product rationalization - is far less common in India. We thus find little evidence of "creative …

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