This study proposes a new discrete distribution in the mixed Poisson paradigm to obtain a distribution that provides a better fit to skewed and dispersed count observation with excess zero. The cubic transmutation map is used to extend the exponential distribution, and the obtained continuous...

In this paper, we attempted to expand the Frechet distribution by employing the T-X family of distributions and named the newly formulated model Extended odd Frechet-exponential distribution (EOFED). Several structural properties, reliability measurements and characteristics were estimated and...

In this paper, we propose inference procedures for the estimation of parameters by using order statistics. First, we derive some new expressions for single and product moments of the order statistics from the extended power Lindley distribution. We then use these moments to obtain the best...

Building on the success of Ferreira and Santa-Clara (2011) in separately forecasting the return components of the stock market, this paper examines the links between economic regimes and these components to predict the aggregate U.S. stock market. We propose a three-step methodology that we call...

This paper demonstrates that well-established biases in decision making under uncertainty can generate poverty traps. A theoretical framework is developed to demonstrate that: i) probability weighting and ambiguity attitude can lead individuals to erroneously undervalue profitable investments,...