I recently discovered a free software called ADMB. Its function is to estimate non-linear regressions. I need non-linear regression estimation to get an elasticity parameter that …
For my first paper review post, I will cover a paper by Thorbecke that is certainly interesting. The paper, which examines how Japan’s electronics export competitiveness was …
I read this paper because I needed to estimate a Constant Elasticity of Substitution (CES) production function. Typically, when estimating Total Factor Productivity (TFP), …
This is a long-overdue blog review of Amiti and Konings’ paper. This paper has been widely cited, and when it came out, the issue was really hot: how tariff reductions could help …