Many econometric models contain unknown functions as well as finite-dimensional parameters. Examples of such unknown functions are the distribution function of an unobserved random variable, or a transformation of an observed variable.
Many econometric models contain unknown functions as well as finite-dimensional parameters. Examples of such unknown functions are the distribution fu...
Democracy has always been an especially volatile form of government, and efforts to create it in places like Iraq need to take into account the historical conditions for its success and sustainability. In this book, Joel Horowitz examines its first appearance in a country that appeared to satisfy all the criteria that political development theorists of the 1950s and 1960s identified as crucial. This experiment lasted in Argentina from 1916 to 1930, when it ended in a military coup that left a troubled political legacy for decades to come. What explains the initial success but ultimate...
Democracy has always been an especially volatile form of government, and efforts to create it in places like Iraq need to take into account the his...