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A comparison of spatial error models through Monte Carlo experiments

Kato, Takafumi - In: Economic Modelling 30 (2013) C, pp. 743-753

A spatial error model is classified as a geostatistical model or a weight matrix model on the basis of the method of specification of spatial autocorrelation in the disturbance. Specification errors cannot be assumed to be absent, and the robustness of alternative specifications is useful for...

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One-directional adjacency matrices in spatial autoregressive model: A land price example and Monte Carlo results

Yokoi, Takahisa; Ando, Asao - In: Economic Modelling 29 (2012) 1, pp. 79-85

In the context of spatial econometrics, we discuss the specification of one-directional effects, not mutual dependencies. Using an empirical study (a spatial autoregressive model of land price data in Fukui Prefecture, Japan) and Monte Carlo simulation results (contiguity matrices built based on...

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The asymmetric reaction of monetary policy to inflation and the output gap: Evidence from Canada

Komlan, Fiodendji - In: Economic Modelling 30 (2013) C, pp. 911-923

This paper empirically analyzes the interest rate behavior of the Canadian monetary authorities by taking into account possible asymmetries in the loss function. We employ a switching regime framework using two estimation strategies: First, we follow Caner and Hansen's (2004) threshold approach....

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Forecasting tourism demand to Catalonia: Neural networks vs. time series models

Claveria, Oscar; Torra, Salvador - In: Economic Modelling 36 (2014) C, pp. 220-228

The increasing interest aroused by more advanced forecasting techniques, together with the requirement for more … evaluate the forecasting performance of neural modelling relative to that of time series methods at a regional level … compare the forecasting performance of linear models to that of nonlinear alternative approaches. Pre-processed official …

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Forecasting the yield curve and the role of macroeconomic information in Turkey

Kaya, Huseyin - In: Economic Modelling 33 (2013) C, pp. 1-7

In this study we investigate the yield curve forecasting performance of Dynamic Nelson–Siegel Model (DNS), affine term … variables in forecasting the yield curve. We have reached numbers of important results: 1—Macroeconomic variables are very … useful in forecasting the yield curve. 2—The forecasting performances of the models depend on the period under review. 3 …

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Impact of foreign political instability on Chinese exports

Bashir, Malik Fahim; Xu, Changsheng; Zaman, Khalid; … - In: Economic Modelling 33 (2013) C, pp. 802-807

International trade promotes economic development and leads to peace and stability in a country. Political instability affects trade through its direct effect on income and prices and indirectly through its influence on investment in physical capital. This study aims to examine the impact of...

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Rent seeking opportunities and economic growth in transitional economies

Iqbal, Nasir; Daly, Vince - In: Economic Modelling 37 (2014) C, pp. 16-22

This study empirically explores the growth effects of rent seeking activity (RSA) for a group of 52 developing/transitional countries, using a dynamic panel data approach. The modeling framework is a Mankiw–Romer–Weil (MRW) conditional convergence model with path dependence and augmented by...

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Clusters of firms in an inhomogeneous space: The high-tech industries in Milan

Arbia, G.; Espa, G.; Giuliani, D.; Mazzitelli, A. - In: Economic Modelling 29 (2012) 1, pp. 3-11

Why do industrial clusters occur in space? Is it because industries need to stay close together to interact or, conversely, because they concentrate in certain portions of space to exploit favourable conditions like public incentives, proximity to communication networks, to big population...

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Modeling quality demand with data from Household Budget Surveys: An application to meat and fish products in Greece

Vassilopoulos, Achilleas; Klonaris, Stathis; … - In: Economic Modelling 29 (2012) 6, pp. 2744-2750

In this paper, we employ a method to examine the factors affecting quality choice by Greek households, using cross-sectional survey data. We illustrate the method using the raw data of the 2004/05 Household Budget Survey for meat and fish products. Quality elasticities of total food expenditure...

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The momentum effect on Chinese real estate stocks: Evidence from firm performance levels

Lee, Jen-Sin; Huang, Gow-Liang; Kuo, Chin-Tai; Lee, … - In: Economic Modelling 29 (2012) 6, pp. 2392-2406

This paper investigates the momentum effects under different firm performance levels for Chinese real estate stocks using quantile regression with a dummy variable estimator. This paper finds that regardless of the momentum horizon, the momentum effects are positive under high-performing...

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