TY - BOOK AU - Rossi,Peter E. TI - Bayesian non- and semi-parametric methods and applications T2 - The Econometric and Tinbergen Institutes lectures SN - 9780691145327 (hardcover : alk. paper) U1 - 000SB:330 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Princeton PB - Princeton University Press KW - Econometrics KW - Bayesian statistical decision theory KW - Mathematical economics N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-200) and index; 1. Mixtures of normals-- 2. Dirichlet process prior and density estimation-- 3. Non-parametric regression-- 4. Semi-parametric approaches-- 5. Random coefficient models-- 6. Conclusions and directions for future research-- Bibliography-- Index N2 - Reviews and develops Bayesian non-parametric and semi-parametric methods for applications in microeconometrics and quantitative marketing. This book advocates a Bayesian approach in which specific distributional assumptions are replaced with more flexible distributions based on mixtures of normals. ER -