83rd International Atlantic Economic Conference

March 22 - 25, 2017 | Berlin, Germany

104 ECONOMETRICS AND STATISTICAL STUDIES

Thursday, 23 March 2017: 09:00-11:00
Chair:
Hari Luitel, Algoma University—Canada
Are women more cautious than men? Evidence from the game show "Golden Balls"
Klaus G. Becker, Texas Tech University—USA; Eleanor T. von Ende, Texas Tech University—USA
Forecasting mortality: Some recent developments
Taku Yamamoto, Institute of Statistical Research—Japan; Hiroaki Chigira, Tohoku University—Japan
Testing for unit roots in autoregressive-moving average models of unknown order: Critical comments
Hari Luitel, Algoma University—Canada; Gerry J. Mahar, Algoma University—Canada
Does word of mouth affect the demand to attend college?
Leon Taylor, KIMEP University—Kazakhstan
Differences in income distributions for men and women in Poland: An analysis using decomposition techniques
Joanna M. Landmesser, Warsaw University of Life Sciences Major School of Rural Economy—Poland
Discussants:
Joanna M. Landmesser, Warsaw University of Life Sciences Major School of Rural Economy—Poland ; Hari Luitel, Algoma University—Canada ; Ibrahim Raheem, University of Kent—United Kingdom ; Taku Yamamoto, Institute of Statistical Research—Japan and Eleanor T. von Ende, Texas Tech University—USA