In this paper, we offer the Gibbs sampler as an alternative to the GMM estimator developed by Berry, Levinsohn, and Pakes (Econometrica 63(4), 841–890, 1995) in their equilibrium differentiated product market analysis of the automobile industry. We use the GMM objective as the basis for...

Assumptions about the dynamic and distributional behavior of risk factors are crucial for the construction of optimal portfolios and for risk assessment. Although asset returns are generally characterized by conditionally varying volatilities and fat tails, the normal distribution with constant...