The Wang-Landau algorithm aims at sampling from a probability distribution, while penalizing some regions of the state space and favouring others. It is widely used, but its convergence properties are still unknown. We show that for some variations of the algorithm, the Wang-Landau algorithm...

We propose a Bayesian procedure to estimate heteroscedastic variances of the regression error term ω, when the form of heteroscedasticity is unknown. The prior information on ω is based on a Dirichlet distribution, and in the Markov Chain Monte Carlo sampling, its proposal density...

We propose a Bayesian procedure to estimate heteroscedastic variances of the regression error term, when the form of heteroscedasticity is unknown. We use prior information that is elicited from the well-known Eicker-White Heteroscedasticity Consistent Variance- CovarianceMatrix Estimator, and...

This paper develops two methods for estimating the effect of schooling on achievement test scores that control for the endogeneity of schooling by postulating that both schooling and test scores are generated by a common unobserved latent ability. These methods are applied to data on schooling...

We propose a Bayesian procedure to estimate heteroscedastic variances of the regression error term ƒÖ, when the form of heteroscedasticity is unknown. The prior information on ƒÖ is elicited from the wellknown Eicker-White Heteroscedasticity Consistent Variance-Covariance Matrix Estimator....

Using data from Spanish Social Security records, we investigate the returns to experience in different flexible work arrangements, including part-time and full-time work, and permanent and fixed-term contracts. We use a trivariate random effects model which consists of a three-equation system...

This note is made of four book reviews of Brooks et al. (2011), Karian and Dudewicz (2011), McGrayne (2010), and Ziliak and Mc- Closkey (2008), respectively. They are scheduled to appear in the next issue of CHANCE.