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Misspecification Testing in a Class of Conditional Distributional Models

Rothe, Christoph; Wied, Dominik - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

We propose a specification test for a wide range of parametric models for the conditional distribution function of an outcome variable given a vector of covariates. The test is based on the Cramer-von Mises distance between an unrestricted estimate of the joint distribution function of the data,...

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When, Where and How to Perform Efficiency Estimation

Badunenko, Oleg; Henderson, Daniel J.; Kumbhakar, Subal C. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

In this paper we compare two flexible estimators of technical efficiency in a cross-sectional setting: the nonparametric kernel SFA estimator of Fan, Li and Weersink (1996) to the nonparametric bias corrected DEA estimator of Kneip, Simar and Wilson (2008). We assess the finite sample...

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Evaluating Dominance Ranking of PSID Incomes by Various Household Attributes

Maasoumi, Esfandiar; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

composite null hypotheses of SD orders. This is in contrast to simulation and bootstrap-based techniques that do so, resulting …

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Evaluating the Dynamic Employment Effects of Training Programs in East Germany Using Conditional Difference-in-Differences

Bergemann, Annette; Fitzenberger, Bernd; Speckesser, Stefan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

This study analyzes the employment effects of training in East Germany. We propose and apply an extension of the widely used conditional difference-in-differences evaluation method. Focusing on transition rates between nonemployment and employment we take into account that employment is a state...

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Income vs. Consumption Inequality in South Korea: Evaluating Stochastic Dominance Rankings by Various Household Attributes

Heshmati, Almas; Rudolf, Robert - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

Using four rounds (1999, 2002, 2005, 2008) of the Korean Labor and Income Panel Study (KLIPS), this article examines determinants of household income and consumption levels and inequalities. Unconditional as well as conditional stochastic dominance (SD) tests are performed by year, by household...

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Searching for Rehabilitation in Nonparametric Regression Models with Exogenous Treatment Assignment

Henderson, Daniel J.; Maasoumi, Esfandiar - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

This paper offers some new directions in the analysis of nonparamertric models with exogenous treatment assignment. The nonparametric approach opens the door to the examination of potentially different distributed outcomes. When combined with cross-validation, it also identifies potentially...

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Cognitive Ability, Character Skills, and Learning to Play Equilibrium: A Level-k Analysis

Gill, David; Prowse, Victoria L. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

In this paper we investigate how cognitive ability and character skills influence behavior, success and the evolution of play towards Nash equilibrium in repeated strategic interactions. We study behavior in a p-beauty contest experiment and find striking differences according to cognitive...

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Family Structure and the Education Gender Gap: Evidence from Italian Provinces

Bertocchi, Graziella; Bozzano, Monica - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

We investigate the determinants of the education gender gap in Italy in historical perspective with a focus on the influence of family structure. We capture the latter with two indicators: residential habits (nuclear vs. complex families) and inheritance rules (partition vs. primogeniture)....

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Is There Convergence of Russia's Regions? Exploring the Empirical Evidence: 1995–2010

Lehmann, Hartmut; Silvagni, Maria Giulia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

This paper analyzes convergence in per capita gross regional product of Russia's regions during the period 1995 …-2010, when regional data are available. Using a panel regression framework we find no evidence for beta-convergence. Instead we … regional product confirm this outcome as do non-parametric estimates of convergence, namely estimates using Markov transition …

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Foreign Investment, Corporate Ownership, and Development: Are Firms in Emerging Markets Catching Up to the World Standard?

Sabirianova Peter, Klara; Svejnar, Jan; Terrell, Katherine - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

advanced economies. We examine the extent of this convergence in the Czech Republic and Russia, economies that represent …

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