We propose a flexible dynamic panel stochastic frontier model with a feasible estimation strategy. The model accommodates individual heterogeneity and allows for an ARMA (p, q) specification of the model's serial correlations. Distribution assumptions are also flexible. The dynamics are...

We investigate the link between macroeconomic uncertainty and business cycle asymmetry of the U.S. economy. To this end, we propose an unobserved component model in which the shocks are asymmetrically distributed, and the degree of asymmetry varies with macroeconomic uncertainty. An efficient...