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Working Papers

2009

1. Social Interactions, Ethnicity and Fertility in Kenya
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (5)

2008

2. Acquisition, Insolvency and Managers in UK Small Companies
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge

2007

3. Jointness of Growth Determinants
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (16)
   Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2005) View citations (12)

2005

4. Jointness of Determinants of Economics Growth
   Money Macro and Finance (MMF) Research Group Conference 2005, Money Macro and Finance Research Group View citations (4)

2004

5. Assessing the Impact of Private Sector Balance Sheets Effects on Financial Crises: a comparison of Bayesian and information-theoretic measures of model uncertainty
   Econometric Society 2004 Latin American Meetings, Econometric Society View citations (8)
6. Discrete Choice Models in Preference Space and Willingness-to Pay Space
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (39)
7. Estimation of Discrete Choice Models Using DCM for Ox
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
8. Identifying And Interpreting Convergence Clusters Across Europe
   Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2004, Royal Economic Society
   Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2004)
9. Multiple Social Interaction and Reproductive Externalities: An Investigation of Fertility Behaviour in Kenya
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (4)
   Also in Econometric Society 2004 Latin American Meetings, Econometric Society (2004) View citations (4)

2003

10. Non-nested Models and the likelihood Ratio Statistic: A Comparison of Simulation and Bootstrap-based Tests
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (2)

2000

11. A Structural Model of Institutional Change: Evidence from Transition Economies
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society View citations (6)
12. Decision Structures and Discrete Choices: An Application to Labour Market Participation and Fertility
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (6)
13. Provincial Income Convergence in China, 1953-1997: a Panel Data Approach
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (20)
14. The Measurement and Determination of Institutional Change: Evidence from Transition Economics
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (19)
15. The Relationship Between Training and Employment Growth in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
    Working Papers, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge View citations (8)

1999

16. Non-nested Hypothesis Testing: An Overview
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (16)
17. The Statistical Relationship between Bivariate and Multinomial Choice Models
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (8)

Undated

18. Circumventing the Curse of Dimensionality: An Interactive Programme for the Estimation of Multinomial Choice Models
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of York
19. Non-Nested Models of Labour Supply with Discrete Choices
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of York View citations (2)
20. Numerical Experiments on Gradient Based Algorithms for the Multinomial Probit Model
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of York
21. Parameter Estimability in the Multinomial Probit Model: the Role of Information Content
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of York
22. Testing Binomial and Multinomial Choice Models Using Cox's Non-Nested Test
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of York View citations (4)
23. The Multinomial Probit Revisited: A Discussion of Parameter Estimability and Identification
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of York
24. Why You May Need Not Worry About Finite Sample Bias In Simulated Maximum Likelihood Estimation
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of York View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2007

1. Home Grown or Imported? Initial Conditions, External Anchors and the Determinants of Institutional Reform in the Transition Economies
   Economic Journal, 2007, 117, (520), 858-881 View citations (49)

2005

2. Identifying and Interpreting Regional Convergence Clusters across Europe
   Economic Journal, 2005, 115, (502), C133-C160 View citations (82)

2003

3. Asymmetric Adjustment and Bias in Estimation of an Equilibrium Relationship from a Cointegrating Regression
   Computational Economics, 2003, 21, (3), 195-202 View citations (6)
4. Discrete choice methods with simulation, Kenneth E. Train, Cambridge University Press, 2003, ISBN: 0-521-81696-3, pp. 334
   Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2003, 18, (3), 379-383 View citations (12)

2002

5. Book Reviews: Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach, Jeffrey M. Wooldridge, South-Western College Publishing, 2000
   Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2002, 17, (2), 191-193

2001

6. Review of Measurement error and latent variables in econometrics, Tom Wansbeek and Erik Meijer, advanced textbooks in economics: editors C. Bliss and M. D. Intriligator, North-Holland, Amsterdam
   Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2001, 16, (6), 749-753

1997

7. Behavioural tax microsimulation with finite hours choices
   European Economic Review, 1997, 41, (3-5), 619-626 View citations (19)

1995

8. Circumventing the Curse of Dimensionality in Applied Work Using Computer Intensive Methods
   Economic Journal, 1995, 105, (429), 520-30 View citations (14)

1989

9. Economic-demographic linkages in an extended U.S. input--output model: the impact of income and age
   Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 1989, 23, (5), 303-320 View citations (3)

1980

10. Linear structural equations with latent variables
    Psychometrika, 1980, 45, (3), 289-308 View citations (51)

Edited books

2000

1. Microsimulation Modelling for Policy Analysis
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (88)