Joaquim J.S. Ramalho

Departamento de Economia, Universidade de Évora
and CEFAGE-UE

 


Universidade de Évora, Departamento de Economia, Largo dos Colegiais 2 - 7000-803 Évora - Portugal
Phone: +351 266740894 - Fax: +351 266740807 - E-mail: jsr@uevora.pt

 
Education:
  
2002 Ph.D. (Economics) University of Bristol, UK
   1996 M.Sc. (Mathematics Applied to Economics and
            Business) ISEG/UTL, Portugal
   1993 B.A. (Economics) Universidade de Évora, Portugal

 

Research interests:
  
GMM and GEL estimation and inference
   Bootstrap methods
   Microeconometrics
   Fractional regression models
   Non-nested hypothesis tests
Curriculum vitae:
  
Published Papers
   Working-Papers
   Research projects
   Seminars and conferences
   Refereeing
My research on:
   Ideas:
http://ideas.repec.org/e/pra147.html
   ResearcherID:
http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-5949-2009
   Selected Works: http://works.bepress.com/jjs_ramalho

My page on facebook:
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Other information:
  
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Published Papers

2010

Ramalho, E.A., J.J.S. Ramalho and J.M.R. Murteira, "Alternative estimating and testing empirical strategies for fractional regression models", Journal of Economic Surveys, forthcoming. (working-paper version: )

Ramalho, E.A. and J.J.S. Ramalho, "Is neglected heterogeneity really an issue in binary and fractional regression models? A simulation exercise for logit, probit and loglog models", Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, 54(4), 987-1001.

2009

Ramalho, J.J.S. and J.V. Silva (2009), "A two-part fractional regression model for the financial leverage decisions of micro, small, medium and large firms", Quantitative Finance, 9(5), 621-636.

Ramalho, J.J.S. (2009), "A test statistic equation for obtaining alternative Wald and score statistics in the generalized method of moments framework", Applied Economics Letters, 16(5), 489-494.

2007

Ramalho, E.A. and J.J.S. Ramalho (2007), "On the weighted maximum likelihood estimator for endogenous stratified samples when the population strata probabilities are unknown", Applied Economics Letters, 14(3), 171-174.

2006

Ramalho, E.A. and J.J.S. Ramalho (2006), "Bias-corrected moment-based estimators for parametric models under endogenous stratified sampling", Econometric Reviews, 25(4), 475-496.

Baptista, J.A.G., J.J.S. Ramalho and J.V. Silva (2006), "Understanding the microenterprise sector to design a tailor-made microfinance policy for Cape Verde", Portuguese Economic Journal, 5(3), 225-241.

Ramalho, E.A. and J.J.S. Ramalho (2006), "Two-step empirical likelihood estimation under stratified sampling when aggregate information is available", Manchester School, 74(5), 577-592.

Ramalho, J.J.S. (2006), "Bootstrap bias-adjusted GMM estimators", Economics Letters, 92(1), 149-155.

2005 Ramalho, J.J.S. (2005), "Feasible bias-corrected OLS, within-groups, and first-differences estimators for typical micro and macro AR(1) panel data models", Empirical Economics, 30(3), 735-748.

Newey, W.K., J.J.S. Ramalho and R.J. Smith (2005), "Asymptotic bias for GMM and GEL estimators with estimated nuisance parameters", Identification and Inference in Econometric Models:  Essays in Honor of Thomas J.U. Rothenberg, D.W.K. Andrews and J.H. Stock (eds.), Cambridge University Press, pp. 245-281. (working-paper version: )

Ramalho, J.J.S. (2005), "Small sample bias of alternative estimation methods for moment condition models: Monte Carlo evidence for covariance structures", Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics, 9(1), article 3.

2002 Ramalho, J.J.S. and R.J. Smith (2002), "Generalized empirical likelihood non-nested tests", Journal of Econometrics, 107(1/2), 99-125.

1997 Ramalho, J.J.S. (1997), "Testes de especificação para modelos de regressão para dados de contagem. Estudo de simulação sobre a aplicação de testes de hipóteses não encaixadas", Economia, XXI, 67-91.

 

Working-Papers

Guggenberger, P., J.J.S. Ramalho and R.J. Smith, "GEL Pearson-type tests under weak identification".

Murteira, J.M.R., E.A. Ramalho, J.J.S. Ramalho, "Heteroskedasticity testing through comparison of Wald-type statistics".

Murteira, J.M.R., E.A. Ramalho, J.J.S. Ramalho, "A new class of conditional mean tests for binary and fractional regression models".

Ramalho, E.A. and J.J.S. Ramalho, "Alternative versions of the RESET test for binary response index models: a comparative study".

Ramalho, E.A., J.J.S. Ramalho and P.D. Henriques,  "Fractional regression models for second-stage DEA efficiency analyses".

Ramalho, J.J.S., R. Rita and J.V. Silva, "Functional form issues in the regression analysis of corporate capital structure".

Ramalho, J.J.S. and R.J. Smith, "Goodness of fit tests for moment condition models".

 

Research projects

PTDC/ECO/64693/2006 Econometric models for fractional response variables with applications to corporate financing choices

 

Presentations at seminars and conferences

64th European Meeting of the Econometric Society, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, Spain (2009).
14th International Conference on Computing in Economics and Finance, University La Sorbonne, Paris, France (2008).
2nd International Workshop on Computational and Financial Econometrics, Université de Neuchatel, Switzerland (2008).
Inference and Tests in Econometrics - A Tribute to Russel Davidson, GREQAM, Marseille, France (2008).
ISEG/UTL, Departamento de Economia, Portugal (2007, invited seminar).
ISEG/UTL, Departamento de Gestão, Portugal (2007, invited seminar).

CEMPRE/CETE,
Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto, Portugal (2006, invited seminar).
CEFAGE-UE
, Universidade de Évora, Portugal (2006).
ASSET Annual Meeting 2006, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisboa, Portugal (2006).
50th Years of Econometrics, Econometric Institute, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Netherlands (2006).
CORE, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium (2006, invited seminar).
XIII Congresso Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Estatística, Ericeira, Portugal (2005).
19th Annual Congress of the European Economic Association, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain (2004).
Universidade do Minho, Escola de Economia e Gestão, Departamento de Economia, Portugal (2003, invited seminar).
7ª Conferência do CEMAPRE - Matemática Aplicada à Economia e à Gestão, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Portugal (2003).
57th European Meeting of the Econometric Society, Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Italy (2002).
Universidade de Évora, Departamento de Economia, Portugal (2002).
56th European Meeting of the Econometric Society, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland (2001).
York's Annual One-Day Meeting in Econometrics, University of York, United Kingdom (2001).
University of Bristol, Department of Economics, UK (2001).
8th World Congress of the Econometric Society, University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A. (2000).
Workshop in Labour/Public Economics and Microeconometrics, University of Bristol, Department of Economics, UK (2000).
Workshop in Labour/Public Economics and Microeconometrics, University of Bristol, Department of Economics, UK (1999).
V Congresso Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Estatística, Curia, Portugal (1997).
5ª Conferência CEMAPRE - Aplicações da Matemática à Economia e à Gestão, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa, Portugal (1997).

 

Refereeing

Applied Economics, Econometric Reviews, Econometric Theory, Econometrics Journal, Economics Bulletin, Economics Letters, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, Journal of Econometrics, National Science Foundation (U.S.A.), Portuguese Economic Journal.