This chapter reviews the literature on intergenerational mobility. While our review is
centered around the large empirical literature on this topic, we also give a brief discussion of …

The literature on neighborhood effects frequently is evaluated or interpreted in relation to the
question,“Do neighborhoods matter?” We argue that this question has had a …

The economic convergence of American regions has greatly slowed, and rates of long-term
nonemployment have even been diverging. Simultaneously, the rate of non-employment for …

This article considers testing the hypothesis that errors in a panel data model are weakly
cross-sectionally dependent, using the exponent of cross-sectional dependence α …

Social'and'Economic' Networks' Page 1 Social'and'Economic' Networks' ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Matthew O.
Jackson Copyright: Matthew O. Jackson 2014 Please do not post or distribute without …

This paper proposes simple tests of error cross-sectional dependence which are applicable
to a variety of panel data models, including stationary and unit root dynamic heterogeneous …

This paper presents a new approach to estimation and inference in panel data models with
a general multifactor error structure. The unobserved factors and the individual‐specific …

This paper provides a survey and synthesis of econometric tools that have been employed
to study economic growth. While these tools range across a variety of statistical methods …

This paper provides an analysis of aggregate behavioural outcomes when individual utility
exhibits social interaction effects. We study generalized logistic models of individual choice …

Spatial econometrics is a subfield of econometrics that deals with the incorporation of spatial
effects in econometric methods (Anselin, 1988a). Spatial effects may result from spatial …