Maximum Simulated Likelihood Methods and Applications

By William Greene

This volume is a collection of methodological developments and applications of simulation-based methods that were presented at a workshop at Louisiana State University in November, 2009. The first two papers are extensions of the GHK simulator: one reconsiders the computation of the probabilities in a discrete choice model while another example uses an adaptive version of sparse-grids integration (SGI) instead of simulation. Two studies are focused specifically on the methodology: the first compares the performance of the maximum-simulated likelihood (MSL) approach with a proposed composite marginal likelihood (CML) approach in multivariate ordered-response situations, while the second examines methods of testing for the presence of heterogeneity in the heterogeneity model. Further topics examined include: education savings accounts, parent contributions and education attainment; estimating the effect of exchange rate flexibility on financial account openness; estimating a fractional response model with a count endogenous regressor; and modelling and forecasting volatility in a bayesian approach.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857241494
• ISBN13: 9780857241498
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 363 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.1"