Semiparametric estimates of long memory seem useful in the analysis of long financial time series because they are consistent under much broader conditions than parametric estimates. However, recent ...

Most economists subscribe to a belief in “positive economics,” which means that economic theory flows from economic data. Thus, all theory can be tested for ...

Xiaohong Chen, the newly appointed Malcolm K. Brachman Professor of Economics, focuses her research on econometric theory, semiparametric and nonparametric models and methods, sieve estimation and ...

Economists develop economic models to explain consistently recurring relationships. Their models link one or more economic variables to other economic variables. For example, economists connect the ...

The Ph.D. program in Managerial Economics & Strategy (MECS), a program offered jointly by the Departments of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences (MEDS) and Strategy, emphasizes the use of ...

This course is compulsory on the BSc in Management. This course is available on the BSc in Accounting and Finance, Erasmus Reciprocal Programme of Study and Exchange Programme for Students from ...

Dr. Matthew Higgins is an associate professor in the Department of Economics at Western Michigan University. He teaches a wide range of courses in economics, statistics and econometrics at the ...