search algorithm computes optimized step length for rapid convergence. This step is performed when consecutive search is … generation model from Fiji Islands and “L-T” letter recognition problems are solved. Bootstrap analysis shows that the algorithm …

1995 and 2005. For the first time, in the present paper a bootstrap approach for the decomposition of labour productivity … generation of convergence clubs in the evolution of labour productivity. Finally, the empirical evidence offers some basic …

investigating pairwise convergence of output in panel data sets of n countries, n(n-1)/2 tests are performed. We propose to control … show that convergence in panels of per capita output using a time series definition with the necessary condition of no unit …

. We employ non-parametric bootstrap DEA to measure technical efficiency among Jamaican banks between 1998 and 2007. In … addition, we test for conditional convergence to identify pointing variables for technical efficiency. Overall, the results … strong evidence of conditional convergence, which means that each bank is converging to its own steady-state and that GDP …

investigating pairwise convergence of output for $n$ countries, $n(n-1)/2$ tests are performed. We propose to control the false … convergence of per capita output using a time series definition with the necessary condition of no unit root in the log per …

This paper examines the performance of prediction intervals based on bootstrap for threshold autoregressive models. We … consider four bootstrap methods to account for the variability of estimates, correct the small-sample bias of autoregressive … coefficients and allow for heterogeneous errors. Simulation shows that (1) accounting for the sampling variability of estimated …

research by using of a leveraged bootstrap test developed by Hacker and Hatemi-J (2006) to examine the behavior of the …