C25 - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models; Discrete Regressors; Proportions
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Understanding Firms' Inflation Expectations Using the Bank of Canada's Business Outlook Survey
Inflation expectations are a key determinant of actual and future inflation and thus matter for the conduct of monetary policy. We study how firms form their inflation expectations using quarterly firm-level data from the Bank of Canada’s Business Outlook Survey, spanning the 2001 to 2015 period. -
Multiple Fixed Effects in Binary Response Panel Data Models
This paper considers the adaptability of estimation methods for binary response panel data models to multiple fixed effects. It is motivated by the gravity equation used in international trade, where important papers such as Helpman, Melitz and Rubinstein (2008) use binary response models with fixed effects for both importing and exporting countries.