This paper aims to understand the nature and evolution of spatial disparities in China. Inthe first part, we perform a convergence analysis of the per capita income at province and subprovincelevel (1996-2009), using the kernel estimator on the distribution of this variable. Inthe second part of...

This paper introduces a novel approach to study the effects of common shocks on panel data models with endogenous explanatory variables when the cross section dimension (N) is large and the time series dimension (T) is fixed: this relies on conditional strong laws of large numbers and...

In this paper, we consider a partially linear panel data model with cross-sectional dependence and non-stationarity. Meanwhile, we allow fixed effects to be correlated with the regressors to capture unobservable heterogeneity. Under a general spatial error dependence structure, we then...

In this paper, we propose a panel data semiparametric varying-coefficient model in which covariates (variables affecting the coefficients) are purely categorical. This model has two features: first, fixed effects are included to allow for correlation between individual unobserved heterogeneity...

Building upon the work of Chen et al. (2010), this paper proposes a test for sphericity of the variance-covariance matrix in a …xed e¤ects panel data regression model without the normality assumption on the disturbances.

Building upon the work of Chen et al. (2010), this paper proposes a test for sphericity of the variance–covariance matrix in a fixed effects panel data regression model without the normality assumption on the disturbances.

Expanding the panel model of Pesaran (2006) and Bai (2009), we propose a dynamic panel specification with Bayesian approach to capture the impact of unobservable industry-wide shocks to stock price movements. We employ fundamental accounting information to control company specific shocks and...

A framework for pricing Asian power options is developed when the underlying asset follows a jumpfraction process. The partial differential equation (PDE) in the fractional environment with jump is constructed for such option using general Itô’s lemma and self-financing dynamic strategy. With...

This paper considers the panel data model with a multifactor structure in both the errors and the regressors which was studied by Pesaran (“Estimation and Inference in Large Heterogeneous Panels with a Multifactor Error Structure, Econometrica, 2006). Estimators are proposed that are...

Within the context of California's public report of <italic>coronary artery bypass graft</italic> (CABG) surgery outcomes, we first thoroughly review popular statistical methods for profiling healthcare providers. Extensive simulation studies are then conducted to compare profiling schemes based on hierarchical...