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quantile programs were strong and should be maintained.
The variables used in the model were not weighted by the total assets at the beginning of the period to maintain data heterogeneity due to the use of
quantile regression.
In the simulation procedure,
quantile estimates were calculated for various non-exceedances probabilities.
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This paper presents extensions to the statistical method for model validation proposed by Freese (3), Rennie and Wiant (5), Reynolds (6), Barrales et al (7), and Medina et al (4) when the model has PB in its predictions: 1) maximum anticipated error for the original proposal, 2) hypothesis testing, and maximum anticipated error for the alternative proposal, and 3) the interval of confidence for a
quantile of error distribution.
Other studies have estimated returns to schooling by looking at the whole conditional earnings distribution, such as the
quantile approach by Koenker and Bassett (1978).
However, in this method, the estimators of extreme
quantiles are difficult to estimate accurately because extrapolation beyond past observations is impossible and extreme
quantile estimates within sample tend to be very inefficient.
The
Quantile Regression (QR) method proposed in this paper measures the effect of the explanatory variables at various points of the (log) hourly earnings distribution.
Banker (1988) provided a nonparametric
quantile regression that seeks to minimize the sum of absolute errors subject to the Afriat conditions, leading to a piecewise production function estimator that allowed observed points to appear above the frontier.
We compared results from the
quantile regression and random slopes approaches to evaluate the sensitivity of our conclusions to modeling assumptions.
Keywords Gender wage inequality * Wage decomposition *
Quantile regression * Lebanon
By subtype, in addition to lean fish, consumption of large fatty fish showed a positive association; offspring of persons within the highest
quantile (>238 g/week) had an adjusted increase of 2.
