PPML Estimation of Dynamic Discrete Choice Models with Aggregate Shocks [electronic resource] Erhan Artuc

Author/Creator:

Artuç, Erhan.

Other Title:

World Bank working papers.

Publication:

Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2013

Series:

Policy research working papers.
World Bank e-Library.

Format/Description:

Government document
Book
1 online resource

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This paper introduces a computationally efficient method for estimating structural parameters of dynamic discrete choice models with large choice sets. The method is based on Poisson pseudo maximum likelihood (PPML) regression, which is widely used in the international trade and migration literature to estimate the gravity equation. Unlike most of the existing methods in the literature, it does not require strong parametric assumptions on agents' expectations, thus it can accommodate macroeconomic and policy shocks. The regression requires count data as opposed to choice probabilities; therefore it can handle sparse decision transition matrices caused by small sample sizes. As an example application, the paper estimates sectoral worker mobility in the United States.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Contributor:

Artuç, Erhan.
World Bank.

Other format:

Print version: Artuc, Erhan PPML Estimation of Dynamic Discrete Choice Models with Aggregate Shocks.

Publisher Number:

10.1596/1813-9450-6480

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Restricted for use by site license.

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http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/1260068

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