Covariates hiding in the tails

Scaling behavior measured in cross-sectional studies through the tail index of a power law is prone to a bias. This hampers inference; in particular, time variation in estimated tail indices may be erroneous. In the case of a linear factor model, the factor biases the tail indices in the left and ri...

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Authors and Corporations:	Bachem, Milian (Author), Ergun, Lerby M. (Author), Vries, Casper G. de (Author)
Other Authors:	Ergun, Lerby M. (VerfasserIn) , Vries, Casper G. de (VerfasserIn) 1955-
Edition:	Last updated: September 29, 2021
Type of Resource:	E-Book
Language:	English
published:	[Ottawa] Bank of Canada [2021]
Series:	Bank of Canada: Staff working paper ; 2021, 45
Subjects:	Econometric and statistical methods Econometric and statistical methods
Source:	Verbunddaten SWB Lizenzfreie Online-Ressourcen