Purpose As an increasingly popular tool for product exploration, online communities have an important impact on consumers’ purchasing decisions. The purpose of this study is to gain a deeper understanding of how visiting behaviors in online communities affect consumers’ offline purchasing...

We suggest using a class of semiparametric dynamic panel data models to capture individual variations in panel data. The model assumes linearity in some continu ous/discrete variables which can be exogenous/endogenous, and allows for nonlinearity in other weakly exogenous variables. We propose a...

In this paper we survey some recent developments of nonparametric econometrics in the following areas: (i) Nonparametric estimation of regression models with mixed discrete and continuous data; (ii) Nonparametric models with nonstationary data; (iii) Nonparametric models with instrumental...

Over the last several years highly accurate methods of gender selection before conception have been developed. Given that strong preferences for gender variety in offspring have been documented for the U.S. We move beyond bio-ethical and moral considerations and ask what the demographic...

There is debate about whether maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pesticides act as a catalyst or barrier to trade. By constructing a trade model based on heterogeneous firm quality and productivity, we show that MRLs' net effects on total export value, the number of exporting firms, and the...