We propose a quantile-based nonparametric approach to inference on the probability density function (PDF) of the private values in …rst-price sealedbid auctions with independent private values. Our method of inference is based on a fully nonparametric kernel-based estimator of the quantiles and PDF of observable bids. Our estimator attains the optimal rate of Guerre, Perrigne, and Vuong (2000),...

Cet article se propose d’analyser les discours commémoratifs produits par anciens présidents de l’Argentine Néstor Kirchner (2003-2007) et Cristina Fernández (2007-2011, 2011-2015) chaque 2 avril, à l’occasion la Journée du Vétéran des soldats tombés dans Guerre Malouines (1982). En adoptant une démarche d’analyse discours, nous étudions divers aspects qui, matérialité langagière, manifestent d...

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Control of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is dependent on accurate diagnosis and treatment of infected patients. However, sensitivities of tests in routine use are unsatisfactory, due to the characteristically low parasitaemias in naturally infected individuals. We have identified a conserved sequence in the repetitive insertion mobile element (RIME) of the sub-genus Trypanozoon and used i...

This paper considers nonparametric estimation of first-price auction models under the monotonicity restriction on the bidding strategy. Based on an integrated-quantile representation of the first-order condition, we propose a tuning-parameter-free estimator for the valuation quantile function. We establish its cube-root-n consistency and asymptotic distribution under weaker smoothness assumptio...

Microdata concerning consumer demand typically show considerable variation in real expenditures, but very little variation in prices. We propose a semiparametric strategy for the consumer demand problem in which expenditure share equations are estimated Pendakur gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada through its standard re...