University of Copenhagen (UCPH)

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Title: Post doc with specialization in discrete choice demand models based on entropy

This 3 year postdoc position is part of a project funded by an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council, focusing on the development of a new generation of discrete choice models – so called generalized entropy models – that can be used to predict consumer demand in complex settings.

The position is offered from 1 February 2019 or earlier.

The postdoc project must fit into the agenda of developing generalized entropy models. This is a new kind of micro-econometric model that is relevant for modelling consumer demand in the form of discrete choices or market shares. Initial papers on generalized entropy are:

Fosgerau, de Palma, Monardo (2018) Demand Models for Differentiated Products with Complementarity and Substitutability
Fosgerau, Melo, de Palma, Shum (2018) Discrete Choice and Rational Inattention: A General Equivalence Result

The post doc project should extend this line of research, focusing on the development and structural estimation of discrete choice demand models based on generalized entropy as well as their empirical application. The concept of generalized entropy is new; hence the project will be path-breaking in this respect.

Application deadline November 1 2018.

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