Bosede Ngozi Adeleye

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Where do I source for high frequency economic and financial data?

Dear all, I need assistance about where I direct my students (about 20 of them) to source high frequency economic and financial data on CPI, interest rate, GDP, unemployment, T-bills, stock...

14 March 2023 9,218 26 View

How can I escalate a biased review outcome at Heliyon?

Dear Esteemed Colleagues, I need suggestions on how I can escalate a biased review outcome at Heliyon. Any ideas on what to do and how to go about it will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Ngozi.

25 January 2023 6,913 1 View

How can the problem of autocorrelation be corrected in a gravity model?

Hi esteemed scholars, I will appreciate constructive any guide/resources on how to resolve issues related to autocorrelation in a gravity model. Thank you. Ngozi

27 June 2021 9,722 2 View

Is per capita consumption expenditure a suitable measure of poverty?

Esteemed researchers, I will need more insights and justifications into using "per capita consumption expenditure" as a measure of poverty. Please refer me to applicable papers. Thanks as...

03 October 2020 4,427 43 View

Please where can I obtain or derive inclusive growth data?

Dear eminent colleagues, I need data on inclusive growth. Any ideas where to get the data or derive the index? I have read McKinley (2018) - "Inclusive Growth Criteria and Indicators: An...

27 July 2020 2,508 5 View

What is the "best-fit" proxy for financial frictions?

Esteemed colleagues, I am working on a new project related to financial frictions. Since financial frictions refer to when financial markets are imperfect evidenced by tighter credit constraints...

11 March 2020 5,716 5 View

On principal component analysis (PCA), which of these rotated components is appropriate?

Dear all, Please bear with me as this is my first time using the principal component analysis (PCA) in an attempt to compute a financial stability index. I have attached a summary of the...

28 July 2017 8,795 5 View

What are the suggestive indicators for "financial stability index"? And is it appropriately called "stability" or "instability" index?

Dear all, Please I need assistance on the suggestive indicators for composing "financial stability index" using principal component analysis (PCA). I read some papers but the indicators are not...

24 July 2017 7,598 4 View

How can heteroscedasticity be corrected in ARDL model in Stata?

Dear all, I run an ECM model and these are my post-estimation results: Durbin-Watson (autocorrelation): 2.1638 Breusch-Godfrey (autocorrelation): 0.4418 Breusch-Pagan (heteroscedasticity):...

12 July 2017 8,186 2 View

How can I interprete a Zivot-Andrews (1992) unit root test given structural break in the data?

Dear all, I need assistance with interpreting the results from Z-A (1992) test on a variable with structural break point. Here are some results: The variable is Gini index (measure of income...

03 July 2017 6,046 18 View

Dependent or explanatory variable for Zivot-Andrews test?

Dear all, Please can anyone clarify which is more appropriate to adopt when testing for structural breaks - is it on the dependent variable or on the main explanatory variable? For instance, if I...

03 July 2017 4,545 4 View

How do I handle missing values observed from xtpedroni?

Dear all, I am working on a heterogeneous panel data of 10 Sub-Saharan African countries from 1980 to 2015 using 3 variables. One of the countries has 2 data-points missing from one of the...

16 June 2017 7,920 5 View

What robustness checks and post-estimations can be done after a PMG analysis using Stata?

Dear all, I use Stata13 and carried out some estimations using the Pooled Mean Group (PMG) estimator. I want to check for robustness. Can I carry out a Dynamic Fixed Effects (DFE) or OLS analyses?...

12 June 2017 6,697 1 View

How can I obtain optimal lag orders for PMG estimator using Stata?

Hi everyone, Please this question is directed to Stata users and those familiar with the pooled mean group estimator (PMG) that is within the ARDL framework. I use Stata 13 and I received an...

07 June 2017 1,022 2 View

On postestimation in ARDL, is it okay if the p-value for the Jarque-Bera test for normality is significant even when those from other tests are not?

Dear all, I am doing a TS analysis with four variables from 1980-2015. The post-estimation test statistics and p-values obtained are listed below: 1) Durbin-Watson (for autocorrelation): 2.1876;...

25 May 2017 2,114 7 View

Is country-level cross-sectional (CS) analysis ideal in this case?

Dear learned colleagues, I don't want to make any econometric blunder hence my asking this question. I am running a country-level analysis and data on the key explanatory variable is only...

12 May 2017 4,673 10 View

Panel ARDL...can anyone help with a Stata do-file?

Hi colleagues, I use Stata13 and I want to run panel ARDL on the impact of institutional quality on inequality for 20 SSA countries. I have never used the technique so I am reading up available...

10 April 2017 7,557 13 View

Anyone with access to Knowledge Economy Index from 1995 to 2016?

Hi there, Can anyone help me with the KEI from 1995 to date? I checked World Bank data site and only saw figures for 2012....I will really appreciate any assistance. Thanks!

10 April 2017 4,472 2 View

I am using a recursive model in my research, can anyone help me out?

Dear all, I am using Stata13 and specified a recursive model of this form: BC = a0+aiX (where X is a vector of financial variables)+e.......(1) Inc = b0+b1BC+b2Z (where Z is a vector of control...

02 February 2017 8,591 6 View

Is it appropriate to use multiple imputations (MI) to fill up missing years for the Gini index on SSA countries?

Dear all, I am working on 'income inequality' in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and making use of the Gini indices from Frederick Solt's (2009, 2014) SWIID v4.0 and v5.0. Due to the peculiar challenges...

10 October 2016 2,795 16 View

What estimation technique can be adopted in a 3-country study?

Dear all, I'm on my PhD research and I need expert opinion on the appropriate methodology to adopt. Here's my research briefs: Focus: Income inequality (using Solt, 2014 Gini dataset) Topic:...

11 August 2016 9,394 3 View

How can I graph string and numeric variables together in Stata?

Dear all, I use Stata13 and I need assistance on how to graph selected variables (numeric) on country basis (string). For instance, I want to graph the real GDP of 26 African countries on a...

06 April 2016 4,786 4 View

Has anyone used the 'Palma ratio' as a measure of income inequality?

Hi everyone, I'm aware that the Gini index is the most widely used measure of income inequality, but in my search for other alternative measures, I came across the 'Palma ratio' which is defined...

18 February 2016 8,041 10 View

Why is using system-GMM so complicated and confusing?

Dear all, I may incur the wrath of very senior colleagues on topics relating to using system-GMM, but I've come to my wits ends and to be honest, right now I am very, very confused. I'm using...

09 February 2016 6,815 11 View

Can anyone suggest me papers on theories of income inequality?

Dear all, My PhD research has taken off and my interest is on "financial reforms and income inequality in Africa (1980-2015)". Thus, I'll appreciate if anyone can suggest to me papers bothering on...

06 January 2016 2,749 13 View

Are there any lecture materials/notes on DSGE modelling based on Stata?

Dear all, Please I need any 'lecture notes' on dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) modelling wrt Stata software.This is because most lecture notes on Google made use of Matlab and R, so...

19 October 2015 1,389 18 View

Where can I obtain detailed Gini indices for African countries (1980 - 2014)?

Dear colleagues, I'm on a doctoral program with a research focus on income inequality in Africa. I will appreciate links to obtaining detailed Gini index for African countries from 1980 to 2014....

06 October 2015 3,765 9 View

How do you correct for AR(2) in 2-Step Difference GMM?

Dear all, I have a dynamic panel model and I'm testing for crime persistence, T=13 and n=134. My variables are: dep var: log(homicide); explanatory vars: lag of log(homicide), log(Gini),...

14 August 2014 2,949 7 View

Why is NETNOMICS no longer Published by Springer?

Esteemed Colleagues, I recently made a submission to NETNOMICS and received this response: "We regret to inform you that NETNOMICS: Economic Research and Electronic Networking will not be...

01 January 1970 7,643 2 View