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Estimation of Dynamic Discrete Choice Models by Maximum Likelihood and the Simulated Method of Moments
Eisenhauer, Philipp - 2014
We compare the performance of maximum likelihood (ML) and simulated method of moments (SMM) estimation for dynamic discrete choice models. We construct and estimate a simplified dynamic structural model of education that captures some basic features of educational choices in the United States in...
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Calculation of Multivariate Normal Probabilities By Simulation, With Applications to Maximum Simulated Likelihood Estimation
Cappellari, Lorenzo; Jenkins, Stephen P. - 2021
We discuss methods for calculating multivariate normal probabilities by simulation and two new Stata programs for this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013317606
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Testing for Restricted Stochastic Dominance
Davidson, Russell; Duclos, Jean-Yves - 2006
Asymptotic and bootstrap tests are studied for testing whether there is a relation of stochastic dominance between two distributions. These tests have a null hypothesis of nondominance, with the advantage that, if this null is rejected, then all that is left is dominance. This also leads us to...
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Equilibrium Simulation with Microeconometric Models : A New Procedure with an Application to Income Support Policies
Colombino, Ugo - 2012
-time jobs). The most common use of these models is the simulation of tax-transfer reforms. The simulation is usually interpreted … simulation procedure, however, typically keeps fixed the estimated alternative-specific constants. In this note we argue that …-specific constants leads to the development of a simulation procedure consistent with the comparative statics interpretation. The …
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Nonresponse and Focal Point Answers to Subjective Probability Questions
Kleinjans, Kristin J. - 2010
We develop and estimate a panel data model explaining the answers to questions about subjective probabilities, using data from the US Health and Retirement Study. We explicitly account for nonresponse, rounding, and focal point 50 percent answers. Our results indicate that for three of the four...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013136709
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Foundations of the Rank-Dependent Probability Weighting Function
Rablen, Matthew D. - 2019
The psychological basis for rank-dependent probability weighting, and for an inverse-S probability weighting function (PWF) in particular, has often been questioned. I examine the existence and shape of the PWF in a model allowing for optimism/pessimism over probability distributions and for...
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Gambling Habits and Probability Judgements in a Bayesian Task Environment
Dickinson, David L.; Reid, Parker - 2023
Little is known about how gamblers estimate probabilities from multiple information sources. This paper reports on a preregistered study that administered an incentivized Bayesian choice task to n=465 participants (self-reported gamblers and non-gamblers). Our data failed to support our main...
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Mostly Harmless Simulations? On the Internal Validity of Empirical Monte Carlo Studies
Advani, Arun - 2018
Currently there is little practical advice on which treatment effect estimator to use when trying to adjust for observable differences. A recent suggestion is to compare the performance of estimators in simulations that somehow mimic the empirical context. Two ways to run such 'empirical Monte...
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Distributional Effects of Competition : A Simulation Approach
Rodríguez-Castelán, Carlos; Araar, Abdelkrim; … - 2021
power has become a policy priority. To fill this knowledge gap, this paper introduces a simple simulation method, the …
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Child Care Assistance : Are Subsidies or Tax Credits Better?
Gong, Xiaodong - 2012
We evaluate price subsidies and tax credits for child care. We focus on partnered women's labor supply, household income and welfare, demand for formal and informal child care and government expenditure. Using Australian data, we estimate a joint, discrete structural model of labor supply and...
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