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Showing 1 to 20 of 49 for “"Generalized Method of Moments"”.
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Specification testing and estimation using a generalized method of moments
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, 1983.
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A penalized linear mixed model with generalized method of moments estimators for complex phenotype prediction
Linear mixed models have long been the method of choice for risk prediction analysis on high-dimensional data, where random effect terms are used to capture predictive effects from multiple markers. However, it remains computationally challenging to simultaneously model a large number of variables …
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The effect of corporate governance characteristics on performance and capital structure: an empirical study of Saudi listed companies
… structure and performance and the determinants of capital structure with respect to corporate governance. Saudi Arabia is a special case in which companies do not pay income tax and the bond market is illiquid and in its early stages. Ownership is concentrated and based on wealthy families and …
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Military spending, economic growth and endogeneity a panel analysis 1988-2010
This paper examines the impact of military expenditure on economic growth on a large balanced panel, using an exogenous growth model and dynamic panel data methods for 104 countries over the period 1988-2010. The prime objective of the paper is to consider the possibility of non-linearity, group …
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Analysing the role of external debt and corruption on economic growth in the Sub-Saharan African Region
… in the Sub-Saharan African region as the roles of external debt and corruption as growth drivers or deterrents remains inconclusive. The paper employs a two-step system generalized method of moments (sysGMM) model to estimate the relationship between external debt, corruption and economic …
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El efecto de la inclusión financiera en el crecimiento económico: un análisis para países desarrollados y en vías de desarrollo
… financial inclusion impacts the economic growth of developed and developing countries during the period from 2008 to 2019. A Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) model was used to explore the relationship of three representative dimensions of financial inclusion, through which it was found that an …
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Three essays on nonlinear panel data models and quantile regression analysis
This dissertation is a collection of three independent essays in theoretical and applied econometrics, organized in the form of three chapters. In the first two chapters, I investigate the properties of parametric and semiparametric fixed effects estimators for nonlinear panel data models. The …
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Empirical analysis and forecasting of yield curves
… on term structure models. An accurate estimate of the current term structure of interest rates plays an important role in many areas of finance. In addition, it is important to forecast the futures term structure. Therefore, a lot of research work is devoted to determining how to best estimate, …
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Endogenous Shocks in the New Keynesian Model
… is their ability to generate a meaningful tradeoff between inflation and the output gap without resorting to ad hoc exogenous shocks. Chapter 1 surveys three mechanisms that give rise to such endogenous shocks: the cost channel of transmission of monetary policy, nominal wage stickiness, and …
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Determinants of Sports Performance: Case Studies on Olympics & Major League Soccer
… proposal examines empirically the determinants of Olympic performance and the transition and persistence of Major League Soccer (MLS). The first chapter estimates the relationship between the performance by a country at the Olympics, measured by number of medals obtained, and a country's health …
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Factores que influyeron en la política de pago de dividendos de las compañías de la industria peruana bancaria que cotizan en la BVL durante el periodo COVID 2019 - 2022
… más apropiado para el modelo y el GMM (Panel Generalized Method of Moments) el cual se utiliza se utiliza comúnmente en econometría para analizar datos de panel. Los resultados muestran que ninguna de las variables explicativas muestra una relación significativa con el ratio de paga de …
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The Future of Plastics Trade: Identifying Determinants and Impacts of the Shifting Global Plastic Scraps Network
<p>Plastic waste management is an area of increasing concern for environmental and public health. Existing research shows that as of 2019, 79% of total generated plastic waste has accumulated in landfills or leaked into the environment, 12% incinerated, and 9% recycled. China’s Operation National …
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An analysis of financial development and economic growth nexus evidence from the South African Development Community
… evidence on finance-growth literature, the lack of consensus in the literature calls for continuous, renewed and more robust evidence. This study extends the empirical analysis of finance-growth nexus, by examining the possible non-linear relationship that could exist for the SADC region. The …
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Essays on the economics of crime and econometric methodology
… in this thesis covers two topics: the economics of crime and econometric methodology. The first chapter addresses the question of whether higher wages reduce teenage crime rates. I exploit exogenous variation in the wages of teenagers resulting from federal minimum wage legislation. Instrumental …
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Key Factors Driving Personnel Downsizing in Multinational Military Organizations
<p>Although downsizing has long been a topic of research in traditional organizations, there are very few studies of this phenomenon in military contexts. As a result, we have little understanding of the key factors that drive personnel downsizing in military settings. This study contributes to our …
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Essays in Financial Development and Income Inequality
<p>This dissertation consists of three essays of original research. Chapter 1 is a survey of the literature on the theoretical and empirical interactions among financial development, economic growth, and income inequality.</p> <p>Chapter 2 describes empirical research on the relationship between …
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Three Essays in Health Economics
This dissertation consists of three essays addressing different topics in health economics. The first essay investigates the impact of the great recession on hospital capital investment and how hospitals respond to offset the recession effect. The great recession may have made it difficult for …
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Globalization and state: Factors contributing to the contemporary food security crisis
… 805 million people – that is roughly one out of every nine people – suffer from chronic food insecurity. Here, food security is conceptualized along three dimensions: 1) the availability of food supply, 2) the accessibility of food, and 3) its nutritional adequacy. This dissertation examines …
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Statistical inference for dependent data
… data Analysis has emerged as an important area of statistics which provides convenient and informative tool for the analysis of data objects of high dimension/high resolution. In the literature, it seems that the emphasis has been placed on independent functional data or models where the …
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Does CEO Compensation Encourage Risk-Taking? Empirical Evidence from FTSE350.
This thesis investigates the effect of CEOs remuneration components on company risk-taking activities. The primary aim of this study is to provide a better understanding of the link between the Chief Executive Officers' (CEOs) compensation packages and their effects on the company volatility. …
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