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A Nonparametric Test of $m$th-degree Inverse Stochastic Dominance

Econometrics 2023-07-18 v3

Abstract

This paper proposes a nonparametric test for mmth-degree inverse stochastic dominance which is a powerful tool for ranking distribution functions according to social welfare. We construct the test based on empirical process theory. The test is shown to be asymptotically size controlled and consistent. The good finite sample properties of the test are illustrated via Monte Carlo simulations. We apply our test to the inequality growth in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2010.

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@article{arxiv.2306.12271,
  title  = {A Nonparametric Test of $m$th-degree Inverse Stochastic Dominance},
  author = {Hongyi Jiang and Zhenting Sun and Shiyun Hu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.12271},
  year   = {2023}
}