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Determinants of Pollution Abatement and Control Expenditure in Romania: A Multilevel Analysis

Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Rault, Christophe; Sova, Robert - CESifo - 2010

The transition process in Central and Eastern Europe was associated with growing environmental awareness. This paper analyses the determinants of Pollution Abatement and Control Expenditure (PACE) at plant level in the case of Romania using survey data and a Multilevel Regression Model (MRM)....

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The Estimation of Multi-dimensional Fixed Effects Panel Data Models

Balazsi, Laszlo; Matyas, Laszlo; Wansbeek, Tom J. - CESifo - 2015

The paper introduces the appropriate within estimators for the most frequently used three-dimensional fixed effects panel data models. It analyzes the behavior of these estimators in the cases of no self-flow data, unbalanced data, and dynamic autoregressive models. The main results are then...

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Using Survey Data on Inflation Expectations in the Estimation of Learning and Rational Expectations Models

Ormeño, Arturo - CESifo - 2011

Do survey data on inflation expectations contain useful information for estimating macroeconomic models? I address this question by using survey data in the New Keynesian model by Smets and Wouters (2007) to estimate and compare its performance when solved under the assumptions of Rational...

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Econometrics: A Bird’s Eye View

Geweke, John; Horowitz, Joel; Pesaran, M. Hashem - CESifo - 2006

As a unified discipline, econometrics is still relatively young and has been transforming and expanding very rapidly over the past few decades. Major advances have taken place in the analysis of cross sectional data by means of semi-parametric and non-parametric techniques. Heterogeneity of...

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Nineteenth Century Black and Mulatto Physical Activity, Calories, and Life Expectancy

Carson, Scott A. - CESifo - 2014

rates and calories varied with economic development. During the 19th century, black physical activity and net nutrition … expectancy was not likely due to improved nutrition. Physically active farmers had greater BMRs and received more calories per … day than workers in other occupations. Black diets, nutrition, and calories varied by residence, and rural blacks in the …

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Nineteenth Century White Physical Activity and Calories: Socioeconomic Status and Diets

Carson, Scott A. - CESifo - 2014

expectancy increased at the same time that nutrition decreased, indicating that the most important source of increased life … expectancy was not improved nutrition. Physically active farmers had greater BMRs and received more calories per day than workers … in other occupations. White diets, nutrition, and calories varied by residence, and whites in the rural Deep South …

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Nineteenth Century US Black and White Physical Activity and Nutritional Trends among the Working Class

Carson, Scott A. - CESifo - 2012

Much has been written about 19th century African American and white statures and body mass index values. However, little is known about their physical activity and calories required to sustain height and weight. This paper considers two alternative measures for biological conditions that address...

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