We propose a complete framework for model-free difference-in-differences analysis with covariates, where model-free means data-driven, in particular nonparametric estimation and testing, variable and scale choice. We start with searching for the preferred data setup by simultaneously choosing...

Models are studied where the response Y and covariates X, T are assumed to fulfill E(Y

We consider problems in modelling job-matching in the Czech Republic during the transition to a market economy. Special interest is devoted to functional form considerations and the analysis of returns to scale of the matching function. This explorative study aims to shed some light into the...

We consider an additive model with second order interaction terms. It is shown how the components of this model can be estimated using marginal integration, and the asymptotic distribution of the estimators is derived. Moreover, two test statistics for testing the presence of interactions are...

The aim of this paper is to provide an alternative way of specification and estimation of a labor supply model. The proposed estimation procedure can be included in the so called predicted wage methods and its main interest is twofold. First, under standard assumptions in studies of labor...

In dieser Arbeit werden zwei Methoden zur Ermittlung der Eigenkapitalunterlegung von Risikopositionen und die Auswirkungen unterschiedlicher Verteilungsannahmen auf das Value-at-Risk (VaR) untersucht. Die empirischen Ergebnisse basieren auf zwei Beispielportfolios aus DAX-Aktien und einer...

Additive regression models have a long history in nonparametric regression. It is well known that these models can be estimated at the one dimensional rate. Until recently, however, these models have been estimated by a backfitting procedure. Although the procedure converges quickly, its...

We consider the component analysis problem for a regression model with an additive structure. The problem is to check the hypothesis of linearity for each component without specifying the structure of the remaining components. In this paper we show that under mild conditions on the design and...