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Reappraising medfly longevity : a quantile regression survival analysis
Koenker, Roger; Geling, Olga - 1999
-specific mortality in a population of roughly 1.2 million Mediterranean fruit flies (Ceratitis Capitata). The quantile regression … mortality rates at advanced ages, and the gender cross-over effect in survival functions for medflies. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009580464
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Growth regression and counterfactual income dynamics
Desdoigts, Alain - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009611551
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Multiple politico-economic regimes, inequality and growth
Desdoigts, Alain; Moizeau, Fabien - 2001
) income distribution dynamics, intergenerational community formation and growth. In a world in which redistributive policies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009615432
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Nonparametric specification testing for continuous-time models with application to spot interest rates
Hong, Yongmiao; Li, Haitao - 2002
We propose two nonparametric transition density-based speciÞcation tests for continuous-time diffusion models. In contrast to marginal density as used in the literature, transition density can capture the full dynamics of a diffusion process, and in particular, can distinguish processes with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009621413
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Self-rated and changes in self-rated health as predictors of mortality : first evidence from german panel data
Schwarze, Johannes; Andersen, Hanfried H.; Anger, Silke - 2002
Background: Studies from several countries have shown that self-rated health is an independent predictor of mortality … individuals and (ii) changes in self-rated health, as predictors of mortality for Germany. Methods: A sub-sample of 3 … in self-rated health on predictions of mortality. Results: We find that, while currently self-rated health is shown to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009626677
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Testing for short and long-run causality : the case of the yield spread and economic growth
Breitung, Jörg; Candelon, Bertrand - 2001
To assess the predictive content of the interest rate term spread for future economic growth, we distinguish short-run from long-run predictability by using two different approaches. First, following Dufour and Renault (1998) a test procedure is proposed to test for causality at different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009617950
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Internet based econometric computing
Härdle, Wolfgang; Horowitz, Joel - 1998
Modern econometrics requires implementation of highly specialized software. In contrast to mathematical arguments used in implementing new econometric techniques the corresponding software algorithms require specific platforms. The specialization of hardware and software, in fact, seriously...
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Component leasing on the World Wide Web
Jacobsen, Hans-Arno; Riessen, G.; Günther, Oliver - 1999
MMM is an infrastructure for managing the deployment and use of distributed application services on the WWW. MMM propagates a paradigm that enables the leasing of software components, as opposed to the classical software licensing model Applications reside and execute on the software provider's...
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Neoclassical convergence versus technological catch-up : a contribution for reaching a consensus
Desdoigts, Alain - 2000
world income distribution dynamics. Formal statistical hypothesis tests allow us to discriminate between two competing … contributes to the polarization of the world income distribution. -- economic growth ; neoclassical convergence ; technological …
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Time varying market price of risk in the CAPM approaches, empirical evidence and implications
Hafner, Christian M.; Herwartz, Helmut - 1999
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