Thomas J. Sargent Quotes, Sayings, Remarks, Thoughts and Speeches



Thomas J. Sargent Quotes and Sayings


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    In the 1980s, there were occasions when it made sense to say, 'it is too difficult to maximize the likelihood function, and besides if we do, it will blow our model out of the water.' Thomas J. Sargent | Refcard PDF
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    Lucas attended a conference on rational expectations at the University of Minnesota in the spring of 1973. The day after the conference, I received a call from Pittsburgh. Thomas J. Sargent | Refcard PDF
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    The first and most optimistic response was complete rational expectations econometrics. A rational expectations equilibrium is a likelihood function. Maximize it. Thomas J. Sargent | Refcard PDF
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    There was a danger that skeptics and opponents would misread those likelihood ratio tests as rejections of an entire class of models, which of course they were not. Thomas J. Sargent | Refcard PDF

 

  

  

 

  

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