Ruhr Economic Papers

Ruhr Economic Papers #250
Choice is Suffering: A Focused Information Criterion for Model Selection
by Peter Behl, Holger Dette, Manuel Frondel and Harald Tauchmann
RWI, RUB, 04/2011, 15 S./p., 8 Euro, ISBN 978-3-86788-292-7
downloadAbstract
In contrast to conventional measures, the Focused Information Criterion (FIC) allows the purpose-specific selection of models, thereby reflecting the idea that one kind of model might be appropriate for inferences on a parameter of interest, but not for another. Ever since its invention, the FIC has been increasingly applied in the realm of statistics, but this concept appears to be virtually unknown in the economic literature. Using a straightforward analytical example, this paper provides for a didactic illustration of the FIC and shows its usefulness in economic applications.
JEL-Classification: C3, D2
Keywords: AKAIKE Information Criterion; SCHWARZ Information Criterion; Translog Cost Function
Published as:
Behl, P., H. Dette, M. Frondel and H. Tauchmann (2012), Choice is Suffering: A Focused Information Criterion for Model Selection. Economic Modelling 29 (3): 817-822.