well as academic achievement. Our data are taken from the Mannheim Study of Children at Risk (MARS), an epidemiological …

adolescence. We analyse the predictive power of these abilities, initial risk conditions and home resources for children …'s achievement. Our data are taken from the Mannheim Study of Children at Risk (MARS), an epidemiological cohort study, which follows … preschool age contribute to the prediction of children's achievement at school age. …

This paper considers the shape invariant modelling approach in semiparametric regression estimation. Nonparametric … estimation procedure is suggested. √N- consistency of the parameter estimates is proved. Finite sample performance of this …

variety of functional forms of household expenditure shares; it yields root-N-consistent parameter estimates and is consistent …

nonlinearities in household demand. Therefore, the econometric framework should not impose any strong restrictions on the functional … forms of household expenditure shares. The chosen semiparametric specification meets this requirement. It is flexible, it …

This paper considers the shape invariant modelling approach in semiparametric regression estimation. Nonparametric … estimation procedure is suggested. √N- consistency of the parameter estimates is proved. Finite sample performance of this …