Volume 27 of Advances in Econometrics, entitled Missing Data Methods, contains 16 chapters authored by specialists in the field, covering topics such as: Missing-Data Imputation in Nonstationary Panel Data Models; Markov Switching Models in Empirical Finance; Bayesian Analysis of Multivariate...

This thesis contains three essays in public economics. The first two chapters are concerned with the sustainability of government finances. The third chapter examines the effect of physician coverage on infant mortality.