Advancing microdata models and methods

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An Adaptive Test of Stochastic Monotonicity

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We propose a new nonparametric test of stochastic monotonicity which adapts to the unknown smoothness of the conditional distribution of interest, possesses desirable asymptotic properties, is conceptually easy to implement, and computationally attractive.

4 May 2020

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Sensitivity to Calibrated Parameters

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Across many fields in economics, a common approach to estimation of economic models is to calibrate a sub-set of model parameters and keep them fixed when estimating the remaining parameters.

4 May 2020

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Robust Bayesian inference in proxy SVARs

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We develop methods for robust Bayesian inference in structural vector autoregressions (SVARs) where the parameters of interest are set-identified using external instruments, or ‘proxy SVARs’.

15 April 2020

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When will the Covid-19 pandemic peak?

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We carry out some analysis of the daily data on the number of new cases and number of new deaths by (191) countries as reported to the European CDC.

6 April 2020