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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Nonparametric vs parametric binary choice models: An empirical investigation
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| Autores: |
Bontemps, Christophe
Racine, Jeffrey S.
Simioni, Michel
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| Data: |
2009-04-30
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| Ano: |
2009
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| Palavras-chave: |
Binary choice models
Nonparametric estimation
Specification test
Tap water demand
Research Methods/ Statistical Methods
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| Resumo: |
The estimation of conditional probability distribution functions (PDFs) in a kernel nonparametric framework has recently received attention. As emphasized by Hall, Racine and Li (2004), these conditional PDFs are extremely useful for a range of tasks including modelling and predicting consumer choice. The aim of this paper is threefold. First, we implement nonparametric kernel estimation of PDF with a binary choice variable and both continuous and discrete explanatory variables. Second, we address the issue of the performances of this nonparametric estimator when compared to a classic on-the-shelf parametric estimator, namely a probit. We propose to evaluate these estimators in terms of their predictive performances, in the line of the recent "revealed performance" test proposed by Racine and Parmeter (2009). Third, we provide a detailed discussion of the results focusing on environmental insights provided by the two estimators, revealing some patterns that can only be detected using the nonparametric estimator.
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| Tipo: |
Conference Paper or Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Selected Paper N° 611468.
http://purl.umn.edu/49286
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| Relação: |
Agricultural and Applied Economics Association>2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Selected Paper
611468
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| Formato: |
18
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