The new distribution class, Asymmetric Exponential Power Distribution (AEPD), proposed in this paper generalizes the class of Skewed Exponential Power Distributions (SEPD) in a way that in addition to skewness introduces different decay rates of density in the left and right tails. Our...

Generalized functions are a powerful tool for examining errors-in-variables models, since they extend consideration to wide modelclasses. Schennach (Econometrica, 2007) - (S) applies this approach to prove identification in a general class of models. Here the problems addressed in (S) are...

Nonparametric kernel estimation of density is widely used. However, many of the pointwise and global asymptotic results for the estimator are not available unless the density is contunuous and appropriately smooth; in kernel estimation for discrete-continuous cases smoothness is required for the...

Understanding and measuring the relative roles of different causal channels between commodity prices and exchange rates has important implications in financial decision making, especially for market participants with short horizons. From a macroeconomic perspective, this can also be useful for...