Identification and inference in nonparametric models

该项目将开发可靠的方法，用于识别、估计和推断非参数模型，以评估经济政策对感兴趣的结果变量的影响。这种计量经济学方法将使我们能够更好地理解经济政策的数量效应，从而做出更明智的政策决定。其结果将适用于劳动力市场政策、保健政策和教育政策等。该项目还将在增加在非参数模型识别和估计方面受过训练的当地研究人员方面提供国家利益；这将进一步提高澳大利亚在计量经济学理论方面的国际声誉。

This project will develop reliable methods for identification, estimation and inference of nonparametric models for the evaluation of economic policies on outcome variables of interest. This econometric methodology will allow a better understanding of the quantitative effects of an economic policy which will result in better informed policy decisions. The results will have applications to labour market policies, health care policies and education policies among others. The project will also provide national benefits in terms of building up the local stock of researchers trained in the area of identification and estimation of nonparametric models; it will further improve the international reputation that Australia has in econometric theory.