Powell (1986) proposed a quantile regression estimator for censored regression models on the basis of equivariance of quantiles to monotone transformations. In this thesis, censored quantile regression models are generalized using two-parameter Box-Cox transformation to relax the conventional...

The statistical inference based on the ordinary least squares regression is sub-optimal when the distributions are skewed or when the quantity of interest is the upper or lower tail of the distributions. For example, the changes in Total Sharp Scores (TSS), the primary measurements of the...

This paper is concerned with developing a semiparametric panel model to explain the trend in UK temperatures and other weather outcomes over the last century. We work with the monthly averaged maximum and minimum temperatures observed at the twenty six Meteorological Office stations. The data is...

[This item is a preserved copy. To view the original, visit http://econtheory.org/] We consider a (pure) public goods provision problem with voluntary participation in a quasi-linear economy. We propose a new hybrid solution concept, the free-riding-proof core (FRP-Core), which endogenously...