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Serial and Nonserial Sign-and-Rank Statistics : Asymptotic Representation and Asymptotic Normality

Werker, Bas J.M.; Hallin, M.; Vermandele, C. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2003

The classical theory of rank-based inference is entirely based either on ordinary ranks, which do not allow for considering location nor intercept parameters, or on signed ranks, which require an assumption of symmetry.If the median, in the absence of a symmetry assumption, is considered as a...

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Ranking Dutch Economists

van Ours, Jan; Vermeulen, F.M.P. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2007

takes citations into account. We find that this ordinal approach is more robust. Based on the ordinal ranking of … the ranking is ex aequo for Philip-Hans Franses and Florencio Lopez de Silanes. Adding-up the individual output we find …

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Good and Bad Objects : Cardinality-Based Rules

Borm, Peter; Hendrickx, Ruud; Dimitrov, D.A. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2003

We consider the problem of ranking sets of objects, the members of which are mutually compatible.Assuming that each …

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A Derivative Based Estimator for Semiparametric Index Models

Donkers, A.C.D.; Schafgans, M. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2003

This paper proposes a semiparametric estimator for single- and multiple index models.It provides an extension of the average derivative estimator to the multiple index model setting.The estimator uses the average of the outer product of derivatives and is shown to be root-N consistent and...

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A Simple Asymptotic Analysis of Residual-Based Statistics

Werker, Bas J.M.; Andreou, E. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2003

What s the asymptotic null distribution of a rank-based serial autocorrelation test applied to residuals of an estimated GARCH model?What s the limiting distribution of estimated ACD parameters applied to the residuals of some first-stage modelling procedure?This paper addresses the often...

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Measuring the Quality of Publications : New Methodology and Case Study

Kleijnen, Jack P.C.; Groenendaal, Willem van - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2000

n practice, it is important to evaluate the quality of research, in order to make decisions on tenure, funding, and so on. This article develops a methodology using citations to measure the quality of journals, proceedings, and book publishers. (Citations are also used by the Science and Social...

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Business Cycles and Compositional Variation in U.S. Unemployment

Abbring, Jaap H.; van Ours, Jan; van den Berg, G. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1999

In this paper we study U.S. unemployment dynamics using grouped unemployment data from the Current Population Survey over the period 1968-1992. We estimate a model that traces variation in these unemployment data, both over time and between demographic groups, back to the underlying variation in...

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Rating versus ranking of values in cross-national research

van Herk, H.; Bijmolt, T.H.A. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1999

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Paired Comparisons Analysis : An Axiomatic Approach to Rankings in Tournaments

Hendrickx, Ruud; Gonzalez-Diaz, J.; Lohmann, E.R.M.A. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2011

In this paper we present an axiomatic analysis of several ranking methods for tournaments. We find that two of them … ranking, the most common method in statistics and psychology. The other one is a new ranking method introduced in this paper …: recursive Buchholz. One of the most widely studied methods in social choice, the fair bets ranking, also performs quite well …

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Records in Athletics through Extreme-Value Theory

Einmahl, John; Magnus, Jan R. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2006

In this paper we shall be interested in two questions on extremes relating to world records in athletics.The first question is: what is the ultimate world record in a specific athletics event (such as the 100m for men or the high jump for women), given today's state of the art?Our second...

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