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Regression density estimation using smooth adaptive Gaussian mixtures
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DOI：10.1016/j.jeconom.2009.05.004.png)
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We model a regression density flexibly so that at each value of the covariates the density is a mixture of normals with the means, variances and mixture probabilities of the components changing smoothly as a function of the covariates. The model extends the existing models in two important ways. First, the components are allowed to be heteroscedastic regressions as the standard model with homoscedastic regressions can give a poor fit to heterciscedastic data, especially when the number of covariates is large. Furthermore, we typically need fewer components, which makes it easier to interpret the model and speeds up the computation. The second main extension is to introduce a novel variable selection prior into all the components of the model. The variable selection prior acts as a self-adjusting mechanism that prevents overfitting and makes it feasible to fit flexible high-dimensional surfaces. We use Bayesian inference and Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods to estimate the model. Simulated and real examples are used to show that the full generality of our model is required to fit a large class of densities, but also that special cases of the general model are interesting models for economic data. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords:
Bayesian inference
Markov chain Monte Carlo
Mixture of experts
Nonparametric estimation
Splines
Value-at-Risk
Variable selection
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