Michael Chui and Prasanna Gai
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- July 2005
- ISBN:
- 9780199267750
- eISBN:
- 9780191602504
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0199267758.003.0007
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Financial Economics
Presents a critical overview of the literature on early warning systems and leading indicators of crisis. Examines the signalling method, the discrete choice approach, and structural models. ...
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Presents a critical overview of the literature on early warning systems and leading indicators of crisis. Examines the signalling method, the discrete choice approach, and structural models. Concludes with a critical evaluation of the econometric methodology used in this literature and an assessment of the empirical literature on contagion.Less
Presents a critical overview of the literature on early warning systems and leading indicators of crisis. Examines the signalling method, the discrete choice approach, and structural models. Concludes with a critical evaluation of the econometric methodology used in this literature and an assessment of the empirical literature on contagion.
Erik De Schutter (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- August 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780262013277
- eISBN:
- 9780262258722
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262013277.001.0001
- Subject:
- Neuroscience, Techniques
This book offers an introduction to current methods in computational modeling in neuroscience, and describes realistic modeling methods at levels of complexity ranging from molecular interactions to ...
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This book offers an introduction to current methods in computational modeling in neuroscience, and describes realistic modeling methods at levels of complexity ranging from molecular interactions to large neural networks. A “how to” book rather than an analytical account, it focuses on the presentation of methodological approaches, including the selection of the appropriate method and its potential pitfalls. The book is intended for experimental neuroscientists and graduate students who have little formal training in mathematical methods, but will also be useful for scientists with theoretical backgrounds who want to start using data-driven modeling methods. The mathematics needed are kept to an introductory level; the first chapter explains the mathematical methods the reader needs to master to understand the rest of the book. The chapters are written by scientists who have successfully integrated data-driven modeling with experimental work, so all of the material is accessible to experimentalists and offers comprehensive coverage with little overlap, and extensive cross-references moving from basic building blocks to more complex applications.Less
This book offers an introduction to current methods in computational modeling in neuroscience, and describes realistic modeling methods at levels of complexity ranging from molecular interactions to large neural networks. A “how to” book rather than an analytical account, it focuses on the presentation of methodological approaches, including the selection of the appropriate method and its potential pitfalls. The book is intended for experimental neuroscientists and graduate students who have little formal training in mathematical methods, but will also be useful for scientists with theoretical backgrounds who want to start using data-driven modeling methods. The mathematics needed are kept to an introductory level; the first chapter explains the mathematical methods the reader needs to master to understand the rest of the book. The chapters are written by scientists who have successfully integrated data-driven modeling with experimental work, so all of the material is accessible to experimentalists and offers comprehensive coverage with little overlap, and extensive cross-references moving from basic building blocks to more complex applications.
Bernt P. Stigum
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780262028585
- eISBN:
- 9780262323109
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262028585.003.0001
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Econometrics
Chapter I begins by describing the salient parts of a formal science of economics that the author has put together in this book and in earlier works (B.P. Stigum 1990 and 2003). The parts comprise a ...
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Chapter I begins by describing the salient parts of a formal science of economics that the author has put together in this book and in earlier works (B.P. Stigum 1990 and 2003). The parts comprise a unitary methodological basis for a science, an explication of the meaning of facts and fiction in econometrics, and a confrontation of the methods of present-day applied econometrics with the methods that a formal science advocates. Next the chapter discusses interesting ways in which the axiomatic method and the model-theoretic method of developing theories are used in mathematical economics and statistics, and describes the underlying ideas of a formal theory-data confrontation. Thereafter follows a discussion of three controversial aspects of formal econometrics: (1) the essence of an economic theory; (2) the double role of theory in applied econometrics and the need for bridge principles; and (3) why theory is required both for the design of an empirical analysis and for the interpretation of its results. The chapter ends with a brief description of the contents of the remaining nine chapters.Less
Chapter I begins by describing the salient parts of a formal science of economics that the author has put together in this book and in earlier works (B.P. Stigum 1990 and 2003). The parts comprise a unitary methodological basis for a science, an explication of the meaning of facts and fiction in econometrics, and a confrontation of the methods of present-day applied econometrics with the methods that a formal science advocates. Next the chapter discusses interesting ways in which the axiomatic method and the model-theoretic method of developing theories are used in mathematical economics and statistics, and describes the underlying ideas of a formal theory-data confrontation. Thereafter follows a discussion of three controversial aspects of formal econometrics: (1) the essence of an economic theory; (2) the double role of theory in applied econometrics and the need for bridge principles; and (3) why theory is required both for the design of an empirical analysis and for the interpretation of its results. The chapter ends with a brief description of the contents of the remaining nine chapters.
Bumba Mukherjee
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- January 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780226358789
- eISBN:
- 9780226358956
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226358956.003.0005
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics
The theoretical claims in the previous chapter about how political particularism influence trade barriers and lobbying from import competition by capital is statistically assessed in this chapter. ...
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The theoretical claims in the previous chapter about how political particularism influence trade barriers and lobbying from import competition by capital is statistically assessed in this chapter. Data gathered from established democracies across the developing world suggest that political particularism is influenced by a specific configuration of electoral institutions and that higher levels of political particularism in turn leads to reduction of tariff and non-tariff barriers under certain labor market conditions. Exploratory data analysis of survey-response sample of firms in established developing country democracies indicates that lobbying for protection by import-competing industries is far more prevalent and successful in party-centered democracies than candidate-centered democracies. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the substantive and policy implications of the reported empirical results about the link between political particularism and trade policies.Less
The theoretical claims in the previous chapter about how political particularism influence trade barriers and lobbying from import competition by capital is statistically assessed in this chapter. Data gathered from established democracies across the developing world suggest that political particularism is influenced by a specific configuration of electoral institutions and that higher levels of political particularism in turn leads to reduction of tariff and non-tariff barriers under certain labor market conditions. Exploratory data analysis of survey-response sample of firms in established developing country democracies indicates that lobbying for protection by import-competing industries is far more prevalent and successful in party-centered democracies than candidate-centered democracies. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the substantive and policy implications of the reported empirical results about the link between political particularism and trade policies.
