Create a control structure for running EM algorithms
em.control(ctrl = NULL, ...)
| nplot | how often to plot wages of comparaison to model0 |
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| ncat | how often to log information |
| maxiter | maximum number of iterations |
| model_var | whether to allow for flexible variance (default is TRUE) |
| est_Amb | TBD |
| cstr_type | defines the type of constraints on the means for estimation |
| cstr_val | TBD |
| tol | tolerance for stopping the EM |
| tau | posterior likelihood to use instead of computing them using initial parameters |
| model0 | model to compare estimation to when plotting |
| presp=1e-9 | TBD |
| rel_weight | setting a particular weight for stayers versus movers (default is 1) |
| est_rho | vector of TRUE/FALSE that states which rho should be estimated |
| rho_in_diff | whether to estimate rho in level of in differences |
| dprior | Dirichlet prior for proportions (default 1.01) |
| nfirms_to_update=10, | number firms to update in probabilistic approach |
| proba_include | what terms to include in the liklihood for probabilistic approach (default to = c(1,1,1,1)) |
| check_lik | whether to check the likelihood at each updating parameter |
| stochastic | whether to use stochastic EM instead of straight EM |
| fixb | when TRUE, imposes fixed interactions in different time periods |
| fixm | when TRUE, levels are not updated, only variances and proportions |
| deps=1e-50 | TBD |
| file_backup_prefix | TBD |
| sd_floor= | floor imposed on all standard deviations (default is 1e-10) |
| posterior_reg | term added to posterior probablities (this is to deal with numerical issues, default is 1e-9) |
| textapp | text to show in logging |
| sdata_subsample | share of the stayers to use in estimation |
| sdata_subredraw | whether to redraw the subsample of stayers |
| vdec_sim_size | size to use in simulation |
| stayer_weight | weight attributed to stayers in joint estimation |
| est_rep= | number of starting values for EM |
| est_nbest | number of best starting values to select from using connectedness |