This paper investigates the bias and the weak Bahadur representation of a local polynomial estimator of the conditional quantile function and its derivatives. The bias and Bahadur remainder term are ...

A smooth alternative to the conventional sample quantile function as a nonparametric estimator of a population quantile function is proposed. The proposed estimator is essentially a kernel type of ...

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Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation Using panel quantile regressions for 11 advanced and 10 emerging market economies, we show that the conditional ...

Firms and workers, on average, are more productive in larger cities. One possible explanation which has been studied for a long time is that firms and workers in larger cities benefit from ...