Catastrophe models and the expansion method: A review of issues and an application to the econometric modeling of economic growth

Many negative reactions to Catastrophe Theory have been triggered by overly simplistic applications unintended and unsuited for statistical-econometric estimation, inference, and testing. In this paper it is argued that stochastic catastrophe models constructed using the Expansion Method hold the mo...

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Main Author: Emilio Casetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1997-01-01
Series:Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1026022697000204