Deterministic Earnings Profiles Estimation Functions

Deterministic Earnings Profiles Estimation Functions#

deterministic_profiles.py modules

ogusa.deterministic_profiles#

ogusa.deterministic_profiles.estimate_profiles(data_path=None, output_path=None)[source]#

Function to estimate deterministic lifecycle profiles of hourly earnings. Follows methodology of Fullerton and Rogers (1993).

Parameters:
  • data_path (str) – path to PSID data

  • output_path (str) – path to save output to

Returns:

regression model coefficients

for lifetime earnings profiles

Return type:

reg_results (Pandas DataFrame)