Publications

The cemmap working paper series publishes papers expanding the frontiers of knowledge in microdata methods and practice. Martin Weidner is the editor of the working paper series.

Fixed effect estimation of large T panel data models

This article reviews recent advances in fixed effect estimation of panel data models for long panels,… Continue reading.

Ivan Fernandez-Val, Martin Weidner
October 2017

CWP42/17

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Fixed effect estimation of large T panel data models
Ivan Fernandez-Val, Martin Weidner
March 2018 | CWP22/18
Monte Carlo confidence sets for identified sets

In complicated/nonlinear parametric models, it is generally hard to know whether the model parameters are point… Continue reading.

Xiaohong Chen, Timothy M. Christensen, Elie Tamer
October 2017

CWP43/17

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MCMC confidence sets for identified sets
Xiaohong Chen, Timothy M. Christensen, Keith O'Hara, Elie Tamer
July 2016 | CWP28/16
Posterior distribution of nondifferentiable functions

This paper examines the asymptotic behavior of the posterior distribution of a possibly nondifferentiable function g(theta),… Continue reading.

Toru Kitagawa, Jose Luis Montiel Olea, Jonathan Payne
October 2017

CWP44/17

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Posterior distribution of nondifferentiable functions
Toru Kitagawa, Jose Luis Montiel Olea, Jonathan Payne, Amilcar Velez
April 2019 | CWP17/19

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Posterior distribution of nondifferentiable functions
Toru Kitagawa, Jose Luis Montiel Olea, Jonathan Payne
May 2016 | CWP20/16
Optimal data collection for randomized control trials

In a randomized control trial, the precision of an average treatment effect estimator and the power… Continue reading.

Pedro Carneiro, Sokbae (Simon) Lee, Daniel Wilhelm
October 2017

CWP45/17

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Optimal Data Collection for Randomized Control Trials
Pedro Carneiro, Sokbae (Simon) Lee, Daniel Wilhelm
May 2019 | CWP21/19

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Optimal data collection for randomized control trials
Pedro Carneiro, Sokbae (Simon) Lee, Daniel Wilhelm
April 2016 | CWP15/16
Non-asymptotic inference in instrumental variables estimation

This paper presents a simple non-asymptotic method for carrying out inference in IV models. The method… Continue reading.

Joel L. Horowitz
October 2017

CWP46/17

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Non-asymptotic inference in instrumental variables estimation
Joel L. Horowitz
September 2018 | CWP52/18
Nonparametric instrumental variable estimation

This paper introduces Stata commands [R] npivreg and [R] npivregcv, which implement nonparametric instrumental variable (NPIV)… Continue reading.

Daniel Wilhelm, Denis Chetverikov, Dongwoo Kim
October 2017

CWP47/17

Semiparametric estimation of structural functions in nonseparable triangular models

This paper introduces two classes of semiparametric triangular systems with nonadditively separable unobserved heterogeneity. They are… Continue reading.

Victor Chernozhukov, Ivan Fernandez-Val, Whitney K. Newey, Sami Stouli, Francis Vella
November 2017

CWP48/17

Confidence intervals for projections of partially identified parameters

We propose a bootstrap-based calibrated projection procedure to build confidence intervals for single components and for… Continue reading.

Hiroaki Kaido, Francesca Molinari, Jorg Stoye
November 2017

CWP49/17

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Confidence Intervals for Projections of Partially Identified Parameters
Hiroaki Kaido, Francesca Molinari, Jorg Stoye
June 2019 | CWP26/19

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Confidence intervals for projections of partially identified parameters
Hiroaki Kaido, Francesca Molinari, Jörg Stoye
January 2016 | CWP02/16
Best subset binary prediction

We consider a variable selection problem for the prediction of binary outcomes. We study the best… Continue reading.

Le-Yu Chen, Sokbae (Simon) Lee
November 2017

CWP50/17

Breaking the curse of dimensionality in conditional moment inequalities for discrete choice models

This paper studies inference of preference parameters in semiparametric discrete choice models when these parameters are… Continue reading.

Le-Yu Chen, Sokbae (Simon) Lee
November 2017

CWP51/17

Exact computation of GMM estimators for instrumental variable quantile regression models

We show that the generalized method of moments (GMM) estimation problem in instrumental variable quantile regression… Continue reading.

Le-Yu Chen, Sokbae (Simon) Lee
November 2017

CWP52/17

Estimating dynamic panel models: backing out the Nickell Bias

We propose a new estimator for the dynamic panel model, which solves the failure of strict… Continue reading.

Jerry Hausman, Maxim L. Pinkovskiy
November 2017

CWP53/17

Quantile graphical models: prediction and conditional independence with applications to systemic risk

The understanding of co-movements, dependence, and influence between variables of interest is key in many applications…. Continue reading.

Alexandre Belloni, Mingli Chen, Victor Chernozhukov
December 2017

CWP54/17

Knowledge spillovers and patent citations: trends in geographic localization, 1976-2015

This paper examines the trends in geographic localization of knowledge spillovers via patent citations, considering US… Continue reading.

Hyuk-Soo Kwon, Jihong Lee, Sokbae (Simon) Lee, Ryungha Oh
December 2017

CWP55/17

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Knowledge spillovers and patent citations: trends in geographic localization, 1976-2015
Hyuk-Soo Kwon, Jihong Lee, Sokbae (Simon) Lee, Ryungha Oh
October 2019 | CWP58/19
Nonparametric analysis of random utility models

This paper develops and implements a nonparametric test of Random Utility Models. The motivating application is… Continue reading.

Jorg Stoye, Yuichi Kitamura
December 2017

CWP56/17

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Nonparametric analysis of random utility models
Yuichi Kitamura, Jörg Stoye
June 2016 | CWP27/16
Powerful t-Tests in the presence of nonclassical measurement error

This paper proposes a powerful alternative to the t-test in linear regressions when a regressor is… Continue reading.

Dongwoo Kim, Daniel Wilhelm
December 2017

CWP57/17

Specification test on mixed logit models

This paper proposes a specification test of the mixed logit models, by generalizing Hausman and McFadden’s… Continue reading.

Jinyong Hahn, Jerry Hausman, Josh Lustig
December 2017

CWP58/17

Additive nonparametric models with time variable and both stationary and nonstationary regressions

This paper considers nonparametric additive models that have a deterministic time trend and both stationary and… Continue reading.

Chaohua Dong, Oliver Linton
December 2017

CWP59/17

Individual counterfactuals with multidimensional unobserved heterogeneity

New nonparametric methods that identify and estimate counterfactuals for individuals, when each is characterized by a… Continue reading.

Richard Blundell, Dennis Kristensen, Rosa Matzkin
December 2017

CWP60/17

Generic machine learning inference on heterogenous treatment effects in randomized experiments

We propose strategies to estimate and make inference on key features of heterogeneous effects in randomized… Continue reading.

Victor Chernozhukov, Mert Demirer, Esther Duflo, Ivan Fernandez-Val
December 2017

CWP61/17