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Melvyn Weeks

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First Name:Melvyn
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RePEc Short-ID:pwe205
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Faculty of Economics
University of Cambridge

Cambridge, United Kingdom
https://www.econ.cam.ac.uk/
RePEc:edi:fecamuk (more details at EDIRC)

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Working papers

  1. Iyer, S. & Weeks, M., 2009. "Social Interactions, Ethnicity and Fertility in Kenya," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 0903, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge.
  2. Isachenkova, N. & Weeks, M., 2008. "Acquisition, Insolvency and Managers in UK Small Companies," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 0838, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge.
  3. Gernot Doppelhofer & Melvyn Weeks, 2007. "Jointness of Growth Determinants," CESifo Working Paper Series 1978, CESifo.
  4. Gernot Doppelhofer & Xavier Sala I Martin & Melvyn Weeks, 2005. "Jointness of Determinants of Economics Growth," Money Macro and Finance (MMF) Research Group Conference 2005 54, Money Macro and Finance Research Group.
  5. Train, K. & Weeks, M., 2004. "Discrete Choice Models in Preference Space and Willingness-to Pay Space," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 0443, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge.
  6. Eklöf, M. & Weeks, M., 2004. "‘Estimation of Discrete Choice Models Using DCM for Ox’," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 0427, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge.
  7. Luisa Corrado & Ron Martin & Melvyn Weeks, 2004. "Identifying And Interpreting Convergence Clusters Across Europe," Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2004 145, Royal Economic Society.
  8. Melvyn Weeks & Sriya Iyer, 2004. "Multiple social interactions and reproductive externalities: An investigation of fertility behaviour in Kenya," Econometric Society 2004 Latin American Meetings 143, Econometric Society.
  9. M. Weeks & S. Godsill & M. Stone, 2004. "Assessing the Impact of Private Sector Balance Sheets Effects on Financial Crises: a comparison of Bayesian and information-theoretic measures of model uncertainty," Econometric Society 2004 Latin American Meetings 162, Econometric Society.
  10. Kapetanios, G. & Weeks, M., 2003. "Non-nested Models and the likelihood Ratio Statistic: A Comparison of Simulation and Bootstrap-based Tests," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 0308, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge.
  11. Andy Cosh & Alan Hughes & Melvyn Weeks, 2000. "The Relationship Between Training and Employment Growth in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises," Working Papers wp188, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge.
  12. Raiser, M. & Di Tommaso, M.L. & Weeks, M., 2000. "The Measurement and Determination of Institutional Change: Evidence from Transition Economics," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 0029, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge.
  13. Yudon, Y. & Weeks, M., 2000. "Provincial Income Convergence in China, 1953-1997: a Panel Data Approach," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 0010, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge.
  14. M. Raiser & Melvyn Weeks, 2000. "A Structural Model of Institutional Change: Evidence from Transition Economies," Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers 1689, Econometric Society.
  15. Di Tommaso, M.L. & Weeks, M., 2000. "Decision Structures and Discrete Choices: An Application to Labour Market Participation and Fertility," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 0009, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge.
  16. Weeks, M. & Orne, C., 1999. "The Statistical Relationship between Bivariate and Multinomial Choice Models," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 9912, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge.
  17. Pesaran, M. H. & Weeks, M., 1999. "Non-nested Hypothesis Testing: An Overview," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 9918, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge.
  18. Melvyn Weeks, "undated". "Parameter Estimability in the Multinomial Probit Model: the Role of Information Content," Discussion Papers 95/10, Department of Economics, University of York.
  19. Til Schuermann & Melvyn Weeks, "undated". "Why You May Need Not Worry About Finite Sample Bias In Simulated Maximum Likelihood Estimation," Discussion Papers 94/18, Department of Economics, University of York.
  20. Alan Duncan & Melvyn Weeks, "undated". "Non-Nested Models of Labour Supply with Discrete Choices," Discussion Papers 97/20, Department of Economics, University of York.
  21. Melvyn Weeks, "undated". "The Multinomial Probit Revisited: A Discussion of Parameter Estimability and Identification," Discussion Papers 93/14, Department of Economics, University of York.
  22. Melvyn Weeks, "undated". "Numerical Experiments on Gradient Based Algorithms for the Multinomial Probit Model," Discussion Papers 93/21, Department of Economics, University of York.
  23. Melvyn Weeks, "undated". "Testing Binomial and Multinomial Choice Models Using Cox's Non-Nested Test," Discussion Papers 95/45, Department of Economics, University of York.
  24. Melvyn Weeks, "undated". "Circumventing the Curse of Dimensionality: An Interactive Programme for the Estimation of Multinomial Choice Models," Discussion Papers 93/20, Department of Economics, University of York.

Articles

  1. Maria L. Di Tommaso & Martin Raiser & Melvyn Weeks, 2007. "Home Grown or Imported? Initial Conditions, External Anchors and the Determinants of Institutional Reform in the Transition Economies," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 117(520), pages 858-881, April.
  2. Luisa Corrado & Ron Martin & Melvyn Weeks, 2005. "Identifying and Interpreting Regional Convergence Clusters across Europe," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 115(502), pages 133-160, March.
  3. Sean Holly & Paul Turner & Melvyn Weeks, 2003. "Asymmetric Adjustment and Bias in Estimation of an Equilibrium Relationship from a Cointegrating Regression," Computational Economics, Springer;Society for Computational Economics, vol. 21(3), pages 195-202, June.
  4. M. Weeks, 2003. "Discrete choice methods with simulation, Kenneth E. Train, Cambridge University Press, 2003, ISBN: 0-521-81696-3, pp. 334," Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 18(3), pages 379-383.
  5. Melvyn Weeks, 2002. "Book Reviews : Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach, Jeffrey M. Wooldridge, South-Western College Publishing, 2000," Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 17(2), pages 191-193.
  6. Melvyn Weeks, 2001. "Review of Measurement error and latent variables in econometrics, Tom Wansbeek and Erik Meijer, advanced textbooks in economics: editors C. Bliss and M. D. Intriligator, North-Holland, Amsterdam," Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 16(6), pages 749-753.
  7. Duncan, Alan & Weeks, Melvyn, 1997. "Behavioural tax microsimulation with finite hours choices," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 41(3-5), pages 619-626, April.
  8. Weeks, Melvyn, 1995. "Circumventing the Curse of Dimensionality in Applied Work Using Computer Intensive Methods," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 105(429), pages 520-530, March.
  9. Sastry, M. L. & Szyrmer, J. & Weeks, M., 1989. "Economic-demographic linkages in an extended U.S. input--output model: the impact of income and age," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 23(5), pages 303-320.
  10. P. Bentler & David Weeks, 1980. "Linear structural equations with latent variables," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 45(3), pages 289-308, September.

Books

  1. Mitton,Lavinia & Sutherland,Holly & Weeks,Melvyn (ed.), 2000. "Microsimulation Modelling for Policy Analysis," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9780521790062.

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  1. NEP-ECM: Econometrics (5) 2000-01-24 2000-01-24 2003-02-15 2004-05-02 2004-08-16. Author is listed
  2. NEP-DCM: Discrete Choice Models (2) 2004-05-02 2004-08-16
  3. NEP-DEV: Development (2) 2005-09-29 2009-02-28
  4. NEP-EEC: European Economics (2) 2004-02-08 2004-09-30
  5. NEP-AFR: Africa (1) 2009-02-28
  6. NEP-BEC: Business Economics (1) 2008-10-28
  7. NEP-ENT: Entrepreneurship (1) 2008-10-28
  8. NEP-ENV: Environmental Economics (1) 2004-08-16
  9. NEP-GEO: Economic Geography (1) 2004-02-08
  10. NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (1) 2000-11-20
  11. NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (1) 2004-08-16
  12. NEP-PKE: Post Keynesian Economics (1) 2003-02-10
  13. NEP-SOC: Social Norms and Social Capital (1) 2009-02-28

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