Policy Analysis with Econometric Models

Econometric Analysis of Models with Social Interactions

On the Qualitative Analysis of Econometric Models

In this paper, I review a number of techniques which are based on the qualitative features of an econometric model (presence of a variable in a relationship .) The issues addressed span from the reconstruction of the theoretical structure behind the model speciication (which is oftentimes lost as the size of the model increases) to the possibility of reordering the equations aimed at achieving ...

Econometric Analysis of U.S. Abortion Policy: A Critical Review

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Improving Current Sales Estimates with Econometric Models

An econometric model for the U. S. lodging market was developed from time series data. Estimates from this model were then combined with preliminary sales estimates. The resulting combination greatly improved the estimates of the "final sales" figures and also reduced the error in two forecasting tests. These improvements were achieved at a low cost.

Dynamic Econometric Models

K e y w o r d s: Family of Sign RCA Models, Value at Risk, backtesting, loss function.