A Rice method proof of the Null-Space Property over the Grassmannian [PDF]
, 2015 The Null-Space Property (NSP) is a necessary and sufficient condition for the recovery of the largest coefficients of solutions to an under-determined system of linear equations.
Azaïs, J. -M +2 more
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Inertia in the North American Electricity Industry: Can the Kyoto Protocol Objectives Be Realistically Met? [PDF]
If they are to be attained, the objectives set in the Kyoto Protocol will impose fundamental changes on the structure of North America's economy. This text highlights the extent of the Kyoto challenge by clearly describing the historical inertia in terms
Doucet, Joseph A. +2 more
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Robinson's Squareroot-of-n-consistent Semiparametric Regression Estimator in Stata [PDF]
This paper describes Robinson's (1988) double residual semiparametric regression estimator and Hardle and Mammen's (1993) specification test implementation in Stata.
Nicolas Debarsy, Vincenzo Verardi
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Identification of Macroeconomic Factors in Large Panels [PDF]
This paper presents a dynamic factor model where the extracted factors and shocks are given a clear economic interpretation. The economic interpretation of the factors is obtained by means of a set of over-identifying loading restrictions, while the ...
Hans Dewachter +2 more
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The Effect of Land Scarcity on Farm Structure: Empirical Evidence from Mali [PDF]
We analyze the individualization of farm units in Mali in the sense of a transformation of purely collective farms into mixed units in which private plots coexist with collective fields.
Catherine Guirkinger +1 more
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Daily Collectors, Public Good Provision and Private Consumption: Theory and Evidence from Urban Benin [PDF]
Daily collectors operate worldwide; they charge a fee in exchange for the collection of their client's deposits. The clients recover their savings after one month.
Vincent Somville
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Does Aid Induce Brain Drain? The Effect of Foreign Aid on Migration Selection [PDF]
Recent evidence suggests that aid induces migration. However, total migration is quite general from a policy perspective since what explains the welfare consequences of migration is the extent of emigration selection. In this paper we ask whether skilled
Darwin Ugarte, Vincenzo Verardi
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Supposedly Strong Instruments and Good Leverage Points [PDF]
In this paper, we warn on the overoptimistic conclusions led by weak instruments testing when good leverage points are present in the first stage of an IV estimation.
Darwin Ugarte Ontiveros +1 more
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Overcoming Constraints to Agricultural Innovation Through the Market: Insights from the Peruvian Andes [PDF]
This paper discusses possible ways to overcome the situation of physical isolation and the multiple failures that pervade Andean villages. Specifically, it studies a training program developed by a Peruvian NGO, which aims at triggering the development ...
Timothee Demont
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Elite Capture Through Information Distortion: Uniformly Distributed Signal [PDF]
Common wisdom as well as well-grounded analytical arguments suggest that stronger punishment of deviant behavior meted out by a principal typically prompts the agents to better conform with his objectives.
Jean-Philippe Platteau, Vincent Somville
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