International Fellows

Xiaohong Chen

Yale University

Selected Publications

Monte Carlo confidence sets for identified sets

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

Xiaohong Chen, Timothy M. Christensen, Elie Tamer
3 October 2017 | CWP43/17

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MCMC confidence sets for identified sets
Xiaohong Chen, Timothy M. Christensen, Keith O'Hara, Elie Tamer
7 July 2016 | CWP28/16
Optimal sup-norm rates and uniform inference on nonlinear functionals of nonparametric IV regression

This paper makes several important contributions to the literature about nonparametric instrumental variables (NPIV) estimation and […]

Xiaohong Chen, Timothy M. Christensen
13 February 2017 | CWP09/17

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MCMC confidence sets for identified sets

In complicated/nonlinear parametric models, it is generally hard to determine whether the model parameters are (globally) […]

Xiaohong Chen, Timothy M. Christensen, Keith O'Hara, Elie Tamer
7 July 2016 | CWP28/16

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Monte Carlo confidence sets for identified sets
Xiaohong Chen, Timothy M. Christensen, Elie Tamer
3 October 2017 | CWP43/17
Simple Nonparametric Estimators for the Bid-Ask Spread in the Roll Model

We propose new methods for estimating the bid-ask spread from observed transaction prices alone. Our methods […]

Xiaohong Chen, Oliver Linton, Stefan Schneeberger, Yanping Yi
18 March 2016 | CWP12/16
Optimal sup-norm rates, adaptivity and inference in nonparametric instrumental variables estimation

This paper makes several contributions to the literature on the important yet difficult problem of estimating […]

Xiaohong Chen, Timothy M. Christensen
30 June 2015 | CWP32/15

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Optimal uniform convergence rates for sieve nonparametric instrumental variables regression
Xiaohong Chen, Timothy M. Christensen
4 November 2013 | CWP56/13
Optimal uniform convergence rates and asymptotic normality for series estimators under weak dependence and weak conditions

We show that spline and wavelet series regression estimators for weakly dependent regressors attain the optimal […]

Xiaohong Chen, Timothy M. Christensen
22 December 2014 | CWP46/14

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Sieve Wald and QLR Inferences on Semi/nonparametric Conditional Moment Models

This paper considers inference on functionals of semi/nonparametric conditional moment restrictions with possibly nonsmooth generalized residuals, […]

Xiaohong Chen, Demian Pouzo
12 September 2014 | CWP38/14

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Sieve Wald and QLR Inferences on Semi/Nonparametric Conditional Moment Models
Xiaohong Chen, Demian Pouzo
1 May 2015 | Journal Article
Asymptotic efficiency of semiparametric two-step GMM

Many structural economics models are semiparametric ones in which the unknown nuisance functions are identifi…ed via […]

Daniel Ackerberg, Xiaohong Chen, Jinyong Hahn
4 June 2014 | CWP28/14

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Asymptotic efficiency of semiparametric two-step GMM
Daniel Ackerberg, Xiaohong Chen, Jinyong Hahn, . .
14 April 2014 | Journal Article

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Asymptotic efficiency of semiparametric two-step GMM
Xiaohong Chen, Jinyong Hahn
15 October 2012 | CWP31/12
Optimal uniform convergence rates for sieve nonparametric instrumental variables regression

We study the problem of nonparametric regression when the regressor is endogenous, which is an important […]

Xiaohong Chen, Timothy M. Christensen
4 November 2013 | CWP56/13

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Likelihood inference in some finite mixture models

Parametric mixture models are commonly used in applied work, especially empirical economics, where these models are […]

Xiaohong Chen, Maria Ponomareva, Elie Tamer
22 May 2013 | CWP19/13

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Likelihood inference in some finite mixture models
Xiaohong Chen, Maria Ponomareva, Elie Tamer
1 September 2014 | Journal Article