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Identification and estimation of regression models with misclassification

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A Mahajan - Econometrica, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
This paper studies the problem of identification and estimation in nonparametric regression
models with a misclassified binary regressor where the measurement error may be
correlated with the regressors. We show that the regression function is nonparametrically ...
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Does management matter? Evidence from India

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N Bloom, B Eifert, A Mahajan, D McKenzie… - 2011 - nber.org
A long-standing question in social science is to what extent differences in management
cause differences in firm performance. To investigate this we ran a management field
experiment on large Indian textile firms. We provided free consulting on modern ...
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Child nutrition in India in the nineties

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A Tarozzi… - Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2007 - JSTOR
Abstract India experienced several years of fast economic growth during the 1990s, and
according to many observers this period also saw a considerable decline in poverty,
especially in urban areas. We use data from two rounds of the National Family and Health ...
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Why do firms in developing countries have low productivity?

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N Bloom, A Mahajan, D McKenzie… - … Review: Papers and …, 2010 - papers.ssrn.com
Abstract: The productivity of firms in developing countries appears to be extremely low. Prior
work, such as that summarized in James Tybout (2000) and World Bank (2004), has
highlighted a set of issues around infrastructure, informality, regulations, trade policies, ...
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[PDF] Misclassified regressors in binary choice models

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A Mahajan - Unpublished manuscript, Stanford University, 2003 - elsa.berkeley.edu
Abstract This paper examines the effect of mismeasured discrete regressors in binary choice
models. I examine plausible scenarios for the nature of the measurement error and discuss
identifiability and estimation under various sets of semiparametric assumptions. Under a ...
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Child Nutrition in India in the Nineties: A story of increased gender inequality?

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A Tarozzi… - 2005 - papers.ssrn.com
Abstract: We establish some new interesting stylized facts on the changes in boy versus girl
nutritional status in India during the nineties, a period of rapid economic growth. Our
analysis is based on the comparison, over time and across genders, of the distribution of z ...
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[PDF] Identification and estimation of single index models with misclassified regressors

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A Mahajan - manuscript, Stanford University, 2004 - econ.ucdavis.edu
Abstract This paper studies the problem of parameter identification and estimation in single
index models with a misclassified binary regressor where the measurement error may be
correlated with the regressors in the index. We show that the parameters in the index ...
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[PDF] Time inconsistency, expectations and technology adoption: The case of insecticide treated nets

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A Mahajan… - Work in Progress, Stanford …, 2010 - www-prd-0.gsb.stanford.edu
Abstract Economists have recently argued that time inconsistency may play a central role in
explaining intertemporal behavior, particularly among poor households. However, time-
preference parameters are typically not identified in standard dynamic choice models and ...
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Commitment mechanisms and compliance with health-protecting behavior: preliminary evidence from Orissa (India)

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A Tarozzi, A Mahajan, J Yoong… - 2010 - papers.ssrn.com
Abstract: In this paper, we present results which are part of a larger study carried out in five
districts of the eastern Indian state of Orissa, where endemic malaria represents one of the
most serious public health concerns. One of the study's objectives, designed in ...
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[PDF] Management as a technology: evidence from India

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N Bloom, B Eifert, A Mahajan, D McKenzie… - 2009 - stanford.edu
Page 1. 1 Management as a technology: evidence from India Nick Bloom (Stanford) Benn Eifert
(Berkeley) Aprajit Mahajan (Stanford) David McKenzie (World Bank) John Roberts (Stanford
GSB) May 2009 Page 2. 2 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 US Germany Sweden Japan Canada France ...
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[PDF] Management Matters: Evidence from India

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N Bloom, B Eifert, A Mahajan, D McKenzie… - 2009 - siteresources.worldbank.org
At another factory both warp beam elevators had broken down due to poor maintenance. As
a result teams of 7 men carried several warps beams down the stairs every day. This was
slow and dangerous, with two serious accidents in our time at the factory.
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Bednets, Information and Malaria in Orissa

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A Mahajan, A Tarozzi, J Yoong… - Working Papers, 2009 - papers.ssrn.com
Abstract: We study the identification and estimation of key parameters in a basic model of
technology adoption when specifically collected information on subjective beliefs and
expectations about the technology's impact is available. We discuss identification with ...
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Risk, Incentives, and Contracts: Partnerships in Rio de Janeiro, 1870–1891

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R Abramitzky, Z Frank… - Journal of Economic …, 2010 - Cambridge Univ Press
We construct an individual-level data set of partnership contracts in late-nineteenth-century
Rio de Janeiro to study the determinants of contract terms. Partners with limited liability
contributed more capital and received lower draws for private expenses and lower profit ...
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Estimating Price Elasticities with Nonlinear Errors in Variables

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A Mahajan - The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009 - MIT Press
Abstract This paper estimates a price elasticity using a flexible demand specification on
survey data where prices are observed with errors and are correlated with household
characteristics. The demand function is modeled as a polynomial/trigonometric in the ...
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Bednets, Information and Malaria in Orissa

B Blackburn, A Mahajan, A Tarozzi… - Discussion Papers, 2009 - ideas.repec.org
This paper studies the identification and estimation of a basic model of technology adoption
using specifcally collected information on subjective beliefs and expectations to identify key
model parameters. We discuss identifcation with both non-parametrically and ...
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[PDF] DETERMINING THE MOTIVATIONS FOR INTERNAL REMITTANCES IN UTTAR PRADESH AND BIHAR

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J Erfe… - 2007 - econ-new.stanford.edu
ABSTRACT Remittances, financial transfers between family members across borders, have
become a substantial form of private aid to developing countries in recent decades. In
contrast with the remittance literature that has focused on international migration from ...
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Bednets, Information and Malaria in Orissa

A Tarozzi, A Mahajan, J Yoong… - 2010 - papers.ssrn.com
Abstract: We study the identification and estimation of key parameters in a basic model of
technology adoption when specifically collected information on subjective beliefs and
expectations about the technology ’s impact is available. We discuss identification with ...
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[PDF] Network Effect and Technology Adoption

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C Tontarawongsa, A Tarozzi… - 2011 - econ.yale.edu
Abstract This paper exploits exogenous variation from randomized controlled trials in India
to estimate the effect of social networks on bed net and insecticide-treated bed net (ITN)
adoption. We find some evidence of positive network effects of the free ITN distribution ...
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[PDF] of a Public Health Program in Orissa (India)

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C Tontarawongsa, A Mahajan… - 2011 - econ.upf.edu
Abstract We describe evidence of limited diffusion of bednet acquisition and usage from
beneficiaries of an ITN distribution program in rural Orissa, India, to households that did not
receive bednets during the intervention. Identification of such network effects relies on the ...
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[PDF] Econ 102B: Introduction to Econometrics: Spring 2011

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A Mahajan, D Coey… - economics.stanford.edu
Required Textbook: Introduction to Econometrics by James H. Stock and Mark W. Watson
(Addison-Wesley, 3d Edition). In addition, Angrist and Pischke (2008) and Freedman (2005)
contain complementary material and are particularly useful if you are contemplating an ...
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Commitment Mechanisms and Compliance with Health-protecting Behavior: Preliminary Evidence from Orissa (India)

B Blackburn, A Mahajan, A Torozzi… - Discussion Papers, 2009 - ideas.repec.org
Transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes, malaria is one fo the major global health burdens,
with a global incidence of 300-660 million cases every year. Malaria infection may develop
into severe febrile episodes and lead to chronic disease and possibly death, and is ...
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[DOC] Microfinance: From Research to Practice

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B Blackburn, A Mahajan, A Tarozzi… - ifmr.ac.in
With an estimated 80 million cases of malaria in India annually, the disease is one of the
country's most pervasive and challenging health issues (Korenromp 2005). Malaria is not
only a health issue, but also a major deterrent to economic development (Sachs and ...
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[PDF] Risk, Incentives and Contracts: Partnerships in Rio de Janeiro

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R Abramitzky, Z Frank… - 2010 - stanford.edu
Abstract We construct an individual-level dataset of partnership contracts in late nineteenth
century Rio de Janeiro to study the determinants of contract terms. We show that partners
with limited liability contributed more capital and received lower draws for private ...
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[PDF] Commitment Mechanisms and Compliance with Health-protecting Behavior: Preliminary Evidence from Orissa (India)

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A Mahajan, A Tarozzi, J Yoong… - 2009 - scid-new.stanford.edu
The Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research at Stanford University supports
research bearing on economic and public policy issues. The SIEPR Discussion Paper
Series reports on research and policy analysis conducted by researchers affiliated with ...
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Time Inconsistency, Expectations and Technology Adoption: The Case of Insecticide Treated Nets

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A Tarozzi… - … Initiatives at Duke (ERID) Working Paper …, 2011 - papers.ssrn.com
Abstract: Economists have recently argued that time inconsistency may play a central role in
explaining inter-temporal behavior, particularly among poor households. However, time-
preference parameters are typically not identified in standard dynamic choice models and ...
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[PDF] Econometrics 270, Part II: Department oF Economics Fall 2007 stanFord university

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Instructor: Aprajit Mahajan email: amahajan@ stanford. edu. Offi ce Hours: Tu 1# 3 (Econ
233) Teaching Assistant: Xiaochen Fan email: xfan@ stanford. edu OH: M 1: 30# 3: 30PM
(Econ 346) Lectures: M, W 10# 11: 50 (Econ 140) Section: F 9# 10: 50 (380# 380W) ...
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