The aim of this paper is to introduce a new model selection mechanism for cross sectional spatial models. This method is more flexible than the approach proposed by Florax et al. (2003) since it controls for spatial dependence as well as for spatial heterogeneity. In particular, Bayesian and...

When making decisions, agents tend to make use of decisions others have made in similar situations. Ignoring this behavior in empirical models can be interpreted as a problem of omitted variables. We suggest a possibility of integrating such outside influences into models of discrete choice by...

Seit Mitte der Achtziger Jahre ist die Einkommensarmut in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland insbesondere infolge der zunehmenden Arbeitslosigkeit deutlich angestiegen. Beim Versuch, diese Situation in der öffentlichen Debatte zu entdramatisieren, wird immer wieder auf Befunde aus Untersuchungen...