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Generalized Lee bounds 广义李氏界

IF 9.9 3区经济学

Journal of Econometrics Pub Date : 2025-07-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2025.106055

Vira Semenova

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A comparative analysis of two-way fixed effects estimators in staggered treatment designs 交错治疗设计中双向固定效应估计器的比较分析

IF 9.9 3区经济学

Journal of Econometrics Pub Date : 2025-07-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2025.106059

Jhordano Aguilar-Loyo

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Robust estimation for dynamic spatial autoregression models with nearly optimal rates 具有接近最优速率的动态空间自回归模型的鲁棒估计

IF 9.9 3区经济学

Journal of Econometrics Pub Date : 2025-07-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2025.106065

Yin Lu , Chunbai Tao , Di Wang , Gazi Salah Uddin , Libo Wu , Xuening Zhu

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Sieve estimation of state-varying factor models 状态变因子模型的筛估计

IF 9.9 3区经济学

Journal of Econometrics Pub Date : 2025-07-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2025.106064

Liangjun Su , Sainan Jin , Xia Wang

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A general test for functional inequalities 函数不等式的一般检验

IF 9.9 3区经济学

Journal of Econometrics Pub Date : 2025-07-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2025.106063

Jia Li , Zhipeng Liao , Wenyu Zhou

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Layered policy analysis in program evaluation using the marginal treatment effect 边际处理效应在项目评估中的分层政策分析

IF 9.9 3区经济学

Journal of Econometrics Pub Date : 2025-07-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2025.106060

Ismael Mourifié , Yuanyuan Wan

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Global identification, estimation and inference of structural impulse response functions in factor models: A unified framework 因子模型中结构冲击响应函数的全局辨识、估计和推断：一个统一的框架

IF 9.9 3区经济学

Journal of Econometrics Pub Date : 2025-07-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2025.106057

Xu Han

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Bernstein-type inequalities and nonparametric estimation under near-epoch dependence 近历元依赖下的bernstein型不等式和非参数估计

IF 9.9 3区经济学

Journal of Econometrics Pub Date : 2025-07-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2025.106054

Zihao Yuan , Martin Spindler

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Fast computation of exact confidence intervals for randomized experiments with binary outcomes 具有二元结果的随机实验精确置信区间的快速计算

IF 9.9 3区经济学

Journal of Econometrics Pub Date : 2025-07-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2025.106056

P.M. Aronow , Haoge Chang , Patrick Lopatto

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High frequency factor analysis with partially observable factors 部分可观察因子的高频因子分析

IF 9.9 3区经济学

Journal of Econometrics Pub Date : 2025-07-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2025.106058

Dachuan Chen , Wenqi Lu , Siyu Xie

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