Readings in Econometric Theory and Practice

Pre-Test and Stein-Rule Estimation. The Effects of Extrapolation on Minimax Stein-Rule Prediction (R.C. Hill, T.B. Fomby). Risk and Power for Inequality Pre-Test Estimators: General Case in Two Dimensions (T.A. Yancey, R. Bohrer). The Exact Distribution of a Simple Pre-Test Estimator (D.E.A. Giles). Bayesian Econometrics. Bayesian Analysis in Econometrics (A. Zellner). Data Pooling and Self-Selection: A Mixed Effects Hierarchical Approach (K. Ghali, D. Aigner). Estimation of Systematic Risk Using Bayesian Analysis With Hierarchical and Non-Normal Priors (A.K. Bera, J.A.F. Machado). Bayesian Analysis and Regularity Conditions on Flexible Functional Forms: Application to the U.S. Motor Carrier Industry (J.A. Chalfant, N.E. Wallace). Further Results on Interval Estimation in an AR(1) Error Model (H. Doran, W. Griffiths, P. Beesley). Topics in Econometrics and Time Series. Smooth Improved Estimators of Econometric Parameters (A. Ullah, J. Racine). Estimating the Smoothing Parameter in Piecewise Constant Regression (I. Mellin, T. Teräsvirta). Testing for Time Varying Parameters in Vector Autoregressive Models (H. Lütkepohl). Changes of Employment Among Sectors of the Fast Growing Economy in Taiwan: A Markov Chain Analysis (T.-C. Lee). Spatial Equilibrium Modeling. Alternative Spatial Equilibrium Formulations: A Synthesis (T.G. MacAulay). The Application of Variational Inequality Theory to the Study of Spatial Equilibrium and Disequilibrium (A. Nagurney). Imperfect Competition and Arbitrage in Spatially Separated Markets (T.L. Friesz, D. Bernstein).