Browsing by Author "Murphy, Anthony"
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Artificial regression based mis-specification tests for discrete choice models
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1994)Lagrange Multiplier (LM) tests for omitted variables, neglected heteroscedasticity and other mis-specifications in general discrete choice models may be simply and conveniently calculated using an artificial regression. ... -
Bootstrapping the small sample critical values of the rescaled range statistic
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 2000)Finite sample critical values of the rescaled range or R/S statistic may be obtained by bootstrapping. The empirical size and power performance of these critical values is good. Using the post blackened, moving block ... -
Education, religion and the "first destinations" of recent school-leavers in Northern Ireland
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1997)Data from a cross-section survey of recent school-leavers in Northern Ireland are used to examine the relationship between family and educational background and "first destinations" approximately 6 to 9 months after leaving ... -
Female labour force participation and unemployment in Northern Ireland: religion and family effects
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1995)Econometric models of the incidence of economic activity and employment by religion for females in Northern Ireland are presented. Particular attention is paid to family effects. Censored bivariate probit models are estimated ... -
Geary's count of sign changes as a test of unit roots: some further evidence
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1996)In a recent issue of this journal, Honohan (1996) examined the perperformance of Geary's (1970) count of sign changes or x test as a test of unit roots. The test is based on counting the number of times the plot of a series ... -
The incidence of male non-employment in Ireland
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1996)This paper presents an analysis of male economic activity ? employment, unemployment and non-participation using micro data from the 1993 Labour Force Survey. The main characteristics that contribute to bad labour market ...
