likelihood function and the prior density. The samples and observations are then used to nonparametrically estimate posterior …

This article focuses on a broad distinction within economic thinking and the methodological misconceptions that are … typical of the logical-formal sciences and the method of the natural sciences—two methodologies that, as we shall prove, are …

Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Hinduism are making themselves felt within the global money markets. As Islamic finance led to … the introduction of sharia compliant derivatives, for example, Christian investment funds are leading ethical initiatives … emergency. Jewish faith led funds are making significant strides with the further development of impact investments. The concept …

@mcmaster.ca ∗ Abstract: The O(n -1 ) bias and O(n -2 ) MSE of OLS are derived for iid samples. An approach is suggested for handling … nonexistent finite sample moments. Bias corrections based on plug-in, weighting, jackknife and pairs bootstrap methods are equal … to O p (n -3/2 ). Sometimes they are effective at lowering bias and MSE, but not always. In simulations, the bootstrap …