On Bayesian Theory in Empirical Economics

In economics and finance, test statistics and confidence regions are typically probabilistically dependent on previously examined data. We show that valid Bayesian and classical confidence regions and tests are either noninformative or difficult to determine in such a situation. We also show that the classical justifications for usual tests and confidence regions are inadequate for past-realized data.

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