Incorporating prior information when true priors are unknown: An Information-Theoretic approach for increasing efficiency in estimation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2014.12.014
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Keywords
Generalized Cross Entropy; Generalized Maximum Entropy; Information; Maximum Entropy; Priors;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C13 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Estimation: General
- C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
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