For treatment effects - one of the core issues in modern econometric analysis - prediction and estimation are flip-sides of the same coin. As it turns out, machine learning methods are the tool for generalized prediction models. Combined with econometric theory allows us to estimate not only the...

Measuring the efficiency of a national park is difficult due to, among other factors, the heterogeneity of resources supplied (e.g., budget, staffs) and outcomes expected (e.g., income, visitors' flow). While this is an issue in protected area management, it has been approached successfully in...

This paper examined determinants of income diversification among households in support zones communities of national parks in Nigeria. This involved the use of household data collected through questionnaires administered randomly among 1009 household heads in the study area. The data obtained...

For treatment effects—one of the core issues in modern econometric analysis—prediction and estimation are two sides of the same coin. As it turns out, machine learning methods are the tool for generalized prediction models. Combined with econometric theory, they allow us to estimate not only...

Customer scoring models are the core of scalable direct marketing. Uplift models provide an estimate of the incremental benefit from a treatment that is used for operational decision-making. Training and monitoring of uplift models require experimental data. However, the collection of data under...

The paper proposes an estimator to make inference of heterogeneous treatment effects sorted by impact groups (GATES) for non-randomised experiments. Observational studies are standard in policy evaluation from labour markets, educational surveys and other empirical studies. To control for a...

For treatment effects - one of the core issues in modern econometric analysis - prediction and estimation are flip-sides of the same coin. As it turns out, machine learning methods are the tool for generalized prediction models. Combined with econometric theory allows us to estimate not only the...

Rivalry between the United States and China has become a paradigm of international relations over the past two years. It shapes both strategic debates and real political, military and economic dynamics. The dimensions of Sino-American competition over power and status include growing threat...