A practitioner’s guide to Bayesian estimation of discrete choice dynamic programming models
A practitioner’s guide to Bayesian estimation of discrete choice dynamic programming models
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A 的离散选择动态规划模型贝叶斯估计实践指南
DOI:
10.1007/s11129-012-9119-6
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2011
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通讯作者:
Neelam Jain
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作者:
Andrew T. Ching;S. Imai;Masakazu Ishihara;Neelam Jain
This paper provides a step-by-step guide to estimating infinite horizon discrete choice dynamic programming (DDP) models using a new Bayesian estimation algorithm (Imai et al., Econometrica 77:1865–1899, 2009a) (IJC). In the conventional nested fixed point algorithm, most of the information obtained in the past iterations remains unused in the current iteration. In contrast, the IJC algorithm extensively uses the computational results obtained from the past iterations to help solve the DDP model at the current iterated parameter values. Consequently, it has the potential to significantly alleviate the computational burden of estimating DDP models. To illustrate this new estimation method, we use a simple dynamic store choice model where stores offer “frequent-buyer” type rewards programs. Our Monte Carlo results demonstrate that the IJC method is able to recover the true parameter values of this model quite precisely. We also show that the IJC method could reduce the estimation time significantly when estimating DDP models with unobserved heterogeneity, especially when the discount factor is close to 1.
DOI:
10.3982/ecta5658
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2009-11
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IO: Empirical Studies of Firms & Markets
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作者:
Susumu Imai;Neelam Jain;Andrew T. Ching
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Susumu Imai;Neelam Jain;Andrew T. Ching
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BERRY, S;LEVINSOHN, J;PAKES, A
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PAKES, A
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2006
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作者:
Atsuyuki;Kogure;Masahiko;Sagae
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Sagae