random forests, lasso, ridge, deep neural nets, boosted trees, as well as various hybrids and aggregates of these methods (e ….g. a hybrid of a random forest and lasso). We illustrate the application of the general theory through application to the …

and predicting inclusive growth. To address this, I train the machine learning algorithms for the Standard lasso, the … Minimum Schwarz Bayesian Information Criterion (Minimum BIC) lasso, and the Adaptive lasso to study patterns in a dataset ….90) matters most. Second, the findings reveal that 'Minimum BIC lasso' is best for predicting inclusive growth in SSA. Policy …