Arbeitspapier

Estimation of threshold distributions for market participation

We develop a new method to estimate the parameters of threshold distributions for market participation based upon an agent-specific attribute and its decision outcome. This method requires few behavioral assumptions, is not data demanding, and can adapt to various parametric distributions. Monte Carlo simulations show that the algorithm successfully recovers three different parametric distributions and is resilient to assumption violations. An application to export decisions by French firms shows that threshold distributions are generally right-skewed. We then reveal the asymmetric effects of past policies over different quantiles of the threshold distributions.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: LEM Working Paper Series ; No. 2020/09

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics: General
Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
Empirical Studies of Trade
Thema
Parametric Distributions of Thresholds
Maximum Likelihood Estimation
Fixed Costs
Export Decision

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Guerini, Mattia
Musso, Patrick
Nesta, Lionel
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM)
(wo)
Pisa
(wann)
2020

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
20.09.2024, 08:25 MESZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Guerini, Mattia
  • Musso, Patrick
  • Nesta, Lionel
  • Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM)

Entstanden

  • 2020

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