The degree of competition and level of price transmission in food markets have important effects on the welfare level of consumers and producers. Thus, substantial attention has been paid to the analysis of price transmission in food markets. Traditionally, price transmission analyses have...

We propose a new non-linear regression model for rating dependent variables. The rating scale model accounts for the upper and lower bounds of ratings. Parametric and semi-parametric estimation is discussed. An application investigates the relationship between stated health satisfaction and...

Statistical Learning refers to statistical aspects of automated extraction of regularities (structure) in datasets. It is a broad area which includes neural networks, regression-trees, nonparametric statistics and sieve approximation, boosting, mixtures of models, computational complexity,...

This paper offers an expository overview of the field of spatial econometrics. It first justifies the necessity of special statistical procedures for the analysis of spatial data and then proceeds to describe the fundamentals of these procedures. In particular, this paper covers three crucial...

Quantitative analysis of causal effects in political science has trended toward the adoption of "causal empiricist" approaches. Such approaches place heavy emphasis on causal identification through experimental and natural experimental designs and on characterizing the specific subpopulations...

Econometrics is defined as the application of statistical analysis (that is, numbers) to theory. The promise of such a purportedly “objective” and “scientific” approach to tax policy allowed econometrics to partly displace jurisprudence within the field of taxation. However, econometric...

The analysis of education systems should concern both qualitative and quantitative aspects. Such a comprehensive approach should create the possibilities of current state observation, progress evaluation and forecasts formulation. The results of the analysis may support the attempts at...

Shown incomplete Gaussian number of primes. On infinite number of integers proposed finite-dimensional rows with the same (symmetrical rows) or different (asymmetric series) power on negative and positive (real) numbers. The center of symmetry of a symmetric number of the whole prime numbers...

With the end of the commodity super cycle, Peru's potential growth has declined, raising questions of what government policies could do to help boost growth, including over the medium-term. Our econometric analysis shows that public investment multipliers have a larger effect on growth than...