Estimation of Random-Coefficient Demand Models: Two Empiricists' Perspective

We document the numerical challenges we experienced estimating random-coefficient demand models as in Berry, Levinsohn, and Pakes (1995) using two well-known data sets and a thorough optimization design. The optimization algorithms often converge at points where the first- and second-order optimalit...

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Main Authors: Metaxoglou, Konstantinos (Author), Knittel, Christopher Roland (Contributor)
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MIT Press, 2014-05-30T16:15:13Z.
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