Elicitability and backtesting. (arXiv:1608.05498v1 [q-fin.RM])
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We show that a trade model with an exogenous set of heterogeneous firms with fixed operating costs has the same aggregate outcomes as a span-of-control model. Fixed costs in the heterogeneous-firm...
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