The paper compares the empirical performance of two recently suggested techniques for estimating Multinomial Probit (MNP) models. The application concerns the choice of the first practice location of general practitioners in Quebec (Canada). Regional similarities are accounted for by modeling...

We propose a continuous-time consumption-based capital asset pricing model in which the representative agent's preferences display state-dependent risk aversion. Since fluctuations in marginal utility can be ascribed to variations in levels of risk aversion as well as in levels of consumption,...

This study examines the relationship between specifications for long-run output patterns and specifications for business cycle dynamics. In an application to US GDP, it is found that inferences about the nature of the trend in output are not robust to changes in the specification for short-run...