Econometrics

  1. Spatial modification improved mortality-rate model fit
    Spatial modification of the Lee-Carter mortality model using cluster detection methods improves forecasting accuracy by capturing age-time patterns that conventional approaches miss.
  2. Dynamic likelihood estimation can improve hazard rate fitting
    Semiparametric method for hazard rate estimation combining parametric efficiency with nonparametric flexibility through dynamic local likelihood smoothing
  3. Preference recovery can be robust to consumer search
    Method for identifying consumer preferences from discrete choice data when information is incomplete, using cross-derivatives of choice probabilities robust to unspecified search protocols.