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On the Estimation and Forecasting of International Migration: How Relevant Is Heterogeneity Across Countries?
Brücker, Herbert; Siliverstovs, Boriss - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
This paper performs a comparative analysis of estimation as well as of out-of-sample forecasting results of more than … estimates of the migration function. Out-of-sample forecasting results indicate the following: (i) the standard fixed effects … variables estimators, (iv) forecasting performance of heterogenous estimators is mediocre in our data set. …
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International Trade and its Effects on Economic Growth in China
Sun, Peng; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
the country to target the world as its market. This research discusses the role of international trade in China's economic … growth. It starts with a review of conceptions as well as the evolution of China's international trade regime and the policy … that China has taken in favor of trade sectors. In addition, China's international trade performance is analyzed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008611315
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How ICT Investment and Energy Use Influence the Productivity of Korean Industries
Khayyat, Nabaz T.; Lee, Jongsu; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This empirical study examines changes in industrial productivity in Korea between 1980 and 2009, focusing on how investment in information and communication technology (ICT) and energy use, influence productivity levels. A dynamic factor demand model is applied in order to link inter-temporal...
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The Local Economic Impact of Wind Power Deployment
May, Nils G.; Nilsen, Øivind Anti - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
Globally installed wind power capacity has grown tremendously since 2000. This study focuses on the local economic impacts of wind power deployment. A theoretical model shows that wind power deployment is not necessarily driven by locally-accruing economic payoffs, but also by other factors such...
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Product and Labor Market Imperfections and Scale Economies: Micro-Evidence on France, Japan and the Netherlands
Dobbelaere, Sabien; Kiyota, Kozo; Mairesse, Jacques - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Allowing for three labor market settings (perfect competition or right-to-manage bargaining, efficient bargaining and monopsony), this paper relies on an extension of Hall's econometric framework for estimating simultaneously price-cost margins and scale economies. Using an unbalanced panel of...
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Full-time Schooling, Part-time Schooling, and Wages: Returns and Risks in Portugal
Andini, Corrado; Pereira, Pedro Telhado - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
The standard wage equation proposed by Mincer (1974) assumes that individuals start working after leaving school, which is not the actual case for many people. Using longitudinal data on Portuguese male workers, former working students, we estimate the total impact of an additional year of...
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Estimating and Testing a Quantile Regression Model with Interactive Effects
Harding, Matthew; Lamarche, Carlos - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This paper proposes a quantile regression estimator for a panel data model with interactive effects potentially correlated with the independent variables. We provide conditions under which the slope parameter estimator is asymptotically Gaussian. Monte Carlo studies are carried out to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010754116
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Dynamic Panel Data Models with Irregular Spacing: With Applications to Early Childhood Development
Millimet, Daniel L.; McDonough, Ian K. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
With the increased availability of longitudinal data, dynamic panel data models have become commonplace. Moreover, the properties of various estimators of such models are well known. However, we show that these estimators breakdown when the data are irregularly spaced along the time dimension....
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A Dynamic Mincer Equation with an Application to Portuguese Data
Andini, Corrado - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This paper argues in favor of a dynamic specification of the Mincer equation, where past observed earnings play the role of additional explanatory variable for current observed earnings. A dynamic approach offers an explanation why the return to schooling in terms of observed earnings is not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703197
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Simplified Implementation of the Heckman Estimator of the Dynamic Probit Model and a Comparison with Alternative Estimators
Arulampalam, Wiji; Stewart, Mark - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This paper presents a convenient shortcut method for implementing the Heckman estimator of the dynamic random effects probit model using standard software. It then compares the three estimators proposed by Heckman, Orme and Wooldridge based on three alternative approximations, first in an...
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