This note investigates the behavior of stochastic dominance tests of censored distributions which are dependent on nuisance parameters. In particular, we consider finite mixture distributions that are subject to exogenous censoring. To deal with this potential problem, critical values of the...

This paper contributes to ongoing debates on international income comparisons by deploying a novel methodology for constructing empirical distribution functions for the United States and Canada over the period 1993 - 2000. We also conduct tests for first, second, third order stochastic dominance...

Popular perception holds that employment stability has decreased in recent decades. However, no conclusive evidence exists on secular declines in the length of jobs held. Furthermore, most studies conclude that the proportion of long term jobs has remained remarkably stable over the last few...