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Prediction and nonparametric estimation for time series with heavy tails

Hall, Peter; Peng, Liang; Yao, Qiwei - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002

Motivated by prediction problems for time series with heavy-tailed marginal distributions, we consider methods based on `local least absolute deviations' for estimating a regression median from dependent data. Unlike more conventional `local median' methods, which are in effect based on locally...

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Approximating conditional distribution functions using dimension reduction

Hall, Peter; Yao, Qiwei - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2005

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Non-farm diversification and rural poverty decline: a perspective from Indian sample survey and village study data

Himanshu, Himanshu; Lanjouw, Peter; Mukhopadhyay, Abhiroop - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011

This paper studies the evolution of the rural non-farm sector in India and its contribution to the decline of poverty … close study over a period of six decades. Sample survey data indicate that the non-farm sector in rural India has grown … in India as both particularly closely linked to rural non-farm development and recording particularly high rates of urban …

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Poverty, inequality and mobility in Palanpur: observations from Palanpur

Himanshu, Himanshu; Bakshi, Ishan; Dufour, Camille - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011

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The auto-component supply chain in China and India: a benchmark study

Sutton, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004

manufacturers in China and six in India; a range of general component suppliers in both countries, and on a detailed benchmarking …

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Hundi/hawala: the problem of definition

Martin, Marina B.V. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009

In contemporary times, hundi has collected countless labels; the international press has spurned innumerable villainous descriptions, the bulk of which have helped to perpetuate a dense fog of notoriety. The critical problem lies in definition. As there is an incomplete understanding of hundi's...

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Just rewards? Local politics and public resource allocation in South India

Besley, Timothy; Pande, Rohini; Rao, Vijayendra - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007

This paper uses data on elected village councils in South India to examine the political economy of public resource …

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Fertility, education and development: further evidence from India

Dreze, Jean; Murthi, Mamta - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2000

There has been a significant decline in fertility in many parts of India since the early 1980s. This paper reexamines …

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School participation in rural India

Dreze, Jean; Gandhi Kingdon, Geeta - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1999

This paper presents an analysis of the determinant of school participation in rural north India, based on a recent …

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Change and continuity: agriculture in Palanpur

Tyagi, Ashish; Himanshu, Himanshu - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011

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