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Pesaran, Mohammad Hashem; Chudik, Alexander - 2011

This paper considers the problem of aggregation in the case of large linear dynamic panels, where each micro unit is … Pesaran (2003), an optimal aggregate function is derived, and the limiting behavior of the aggregation error is investigated … which observed inflation persistence at the aggregate level is due to aggregation and/or common unobserved factors. Our …

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Optimal Weights for Marital Sorting Measures

Almar, Frederik; Schulz, Bastian - 2023

Changing distributions of male and female types affect the measurement of educationbased marriage market sorting. We develop a weighting strategy that minimizes the distortion of sorting measures due to changing type distributions. The optimal weights reflect that female type distributions have...

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Aggregation in Large Dynamic Panels

Pesaran, Hashem; Chudik, Alexander - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

This paper considers the problem of aggregation in the case of large linear dynamic panels, where each micro unit is … Pesaran (2003), an optimal aggregate function is derived, and the limiting behavior of the aggregation error is investigated … which ‘observed’ inflation persistence at the aggregate level is due to aggregation and/or common unobserved factors. Our …

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Measuring segregation when hierarchy matters

Hutchens, Robert M. - 2012

This paper considers the problem of measuring segregation when groups form a hierarchy whereby some groups have greater economic status than others. While existing measures of segregation address the case where people are unequally distributed across groups with the same economic status, concern...

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On the Multivariate Analysis of the "Lisbon Process"

Tausch, Arno; Heshmati, Almas; Bajalan, Chemen S.J. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

Starting from Professor Kornai´s assertion about the necessity to focus on the long-termperspectives of the transformation process, we analyze in this paper the Lisbon performanceof the countries of the European Union from such a long-term, structural perspective. Wepresent in a simple form the...

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Measurement of globalization and its variations among countries, regions and over time

Bhandari, Amit K.; Heshmati, Almas - 2005

The process of globalization is an international economic order which has led to the progressive integration of the world economy through the pulling the barrier of trade and greater mobility of factors of production. In addition the technological innovation also provides impetus to the...

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Alternative composite Lisbon development strategy indices

Heshmati, Almas; Oh, Jong-Eun - 2005

This study addresses the measurement of two composite Lisbon strategy indices that quantifies the level and patterns of development for ranking countries. The first index is nonparametric labelled as Lisbon strategy index (LSI). It is composed of six components: general economics, employment,...

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Globalisation, inequality and poverty relationships: a cross country evidence

Neutel, Marcel; Heshmati, Almas - 2006

In this research, the relationship between globalisation and poverty and income inequality is determined. A whole new globalisation index has been constructed based on data covering a large sample of 65 developing countries. The index is based on the globalisation index proposed by A.T. Kearney...

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On the multivariate analysis of the Lisbon process

Tausch, Arno; Heshmati, Almas; Bajalan, Chemen S.J. - 2007

Starting from Professor Kornai's assertion about the necessity to focus on the long-term perspectives of the transformation process, we analyze in this paper the Lisbon performance of the countries of the European Union from such a long-term, structural perspective. We present in a simple form...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268253

Efficiency and effectiveness of social spending

Herrmann, Peter; Tausch, Arno; Heshmati, Almas; … - 2008

In this qualitative sociological and quantitative economic policy paper, we start out from the assumption of a very recent European Commission Background paper on the Efficiency and effectiveness of social spending, which says the effectiveness of social spending can be defined by the degree to...

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