Simulation
My Simulation Interests
"Job Exit Behavior of Older Men," with James Berkovec, Econometrica, January 1990.
"A Method for Smoothing Simulated Moments of Discrete Probabilities in Multinomial Probit Models," Econometrica, July 1992.
"A Disaggregate Discrete Choice Model of Transportation Demand by Elderly and Disabled People in Rural Virginia," Transportation Research, July 1993.
"Two Dynamic Discrete Choice Estimation Problems and Simulation Method Solutions," Review of Economics and Statistics, November 1994.
"Simulation Based Inference in Econometrics: Motivation and Methods," in Simulation-Based Inference in Econometrics: Methods and Applications, eds., Roberto S. Mariano, Melvyn Weeks, and Til Schuermann, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
"Discrete Choice Models with Unobserved Heterogeneity: Demand for Transportation By Elderly and Disabled People," Technical Report for AARP (associated with Transportation Research (1993) paper), May 1991.
"Discrete Choice Models with Unobserved Heterogeneity: Transportation Mode Choice By Elderly and Disabled People," Technical Report for AARP (associated with Transportation Research (1993) paper), January 1994.
"Simulation-Based Estimation," Journal of Economic Literature, December 1997.
"Simulation of Multinomial Probit Probabilities and Imputation," with Victor Lavy and Michael Palumbo, in Advances in Econometrics, eds., Thomas Fomby and R. Carter Hill, JAI Press, 1998.
"Estimating Disabled People's Demand for Specialized Transportation," with Peter Bearse, Shiferaw Gurmu, and Carol Rapaport, Transportation Research, November 2004.
"Cohabitation, Marriage, and Divorce in a Model of Match Quality," with Michael Brien and Lee Lillard, International Economic Review, May 2006.
"Simulation of Policy Effects When Corner Solutions are Prevalent.
"Formal Home Health Care, Informal Care, and Family Decision-Making," with David Byrne, Michelle Goeree, andBridget Hiedemann, International Economic Review, November 2009, 50(4): 1205-1242.
"Antithetic Acceleration and Estimation of Unobserved Heterogeneity Parameters," with Yiyi Zhou.
Fortran Programs and Data for "Simulation of Multinomial Probit Probabilities and Imputation"
Graduate Student Advising:
Barbara Steinberg Schone - 1/91. "The Labor Supply Effects of Government Transfers in Cash and in Kind." Placement: Vanderbilt University, Department of Economics.
Catherine O'Connor - 4/96. "Early-Out Incentives: A Case Study of the U.S. Army Officers." Placement: Ohio State University, Department of Economics.
Chris Swann - 4/96. "A Dynamic Analysis of Marriage, Labor Force Participation, and Participation in the AFDC Program," Snavely Award for Best Dissertation. Placement: University of Michigan, Department of Economics (Visiting Professor).
Benjamin Scafidi - 9/97. "Neighborhood, Housing, and School Choice." Placement: Georgia State University.
Monica Hartmann - 8/00. "An Examination of Safety Provision and Tax Policy in a Structural Model of the Airline Industry." Placement: St. Thomas University.
Michelle Sheran - 6/01. "The Career and Family Decisions of Women: A Dynamic Analysis of Labor Force Participation, Schooling, Marriage, and Fertility Decisions."
Michelle Goeree - 5/02. "Informative Advertising and the US Personal Computer Market: A Structural Empirical Examination." Young Economist Essay Prize (EARIE) European Association for Research in Industrial Economics, 2003. Placement: University of Amsterdam.
Kara Olson - 9/03. "The Causes and Consequences of Dumping." Placement: American University.
Jessica Howell - 11/03. "A Structural Equilibrium Model of the Market for Higher Education: Assessing the Impact of Eliminating Affirmative Action." Placement: California Sate University, Sacramento.
Yiyi Zhou - 4/12. "Bayesian Estimation of a Dynamic Equilibrium Model of Pricing and Entry in Two-Sided Markets: Application to Video Games." Snavely Award for Best Dissertation Proposal, Snavely Award for Best Dissertation. Placement: SUNY, Stony Brook.
John Eggleston - 3/14. "Spousal Labor Supply and Unemployment: Estimates from a Household Search Model." Snavely Award for Best Dissertation Proposal. Placement: US Bureau of Census.
Catherine Alford - 4/15. "High Today versus Lows Tomorrow: An Analysis of How Substance Use Affects Education and Career Paths." Snavely Award for Best Dissertation Proposal. Placement: Analysis Group.
Siying Liu, "Entry Decisions and Incumbents' Responses: Evidence from the Outpatient Surgery Market."
Zhuotong Xie, "Why is There a Change in the Degree of Educational Assortative Mating?"