arXiv 11 Jan 2018 · Econometrics · 1 citations (OpenAlex)
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Dynamic Discrete Choice Models (DDCMs) are important in the structural estimation literature. Since the structural errors are practically always continuous and unbounded in nature, researchers often use the expected value function. The idea to solve for the expected value function made solution more practical and estimation feasible. However, as we show in this paper, the expected value function is impractical compared to an alternative: the integrated (ex ante) value function. We provide brief descriptions of the inefficacy of the former, and benchmarks on actual problems with varying cardinality of the state space and number of decisions. Though the two approaches solve the same problem in theory, the benchmarks support the claim that the integrated value function is preferred in practice.
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| 6 | Andriy Norets (2010) Continuity and differentiability of expected value functions in dynamic discrete choice models | 0.511 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
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| 9 | John Rust (1994) Structural estimation of markov decision processes | 0.405 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
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