Yingyao Hu

Selected Publications

Identification of unobservables in observations

In empirical studies, the data usually don’t include all the variables of interest in an economic […]

Yingyao Hu
6 December 2022 | CWP23/22
Identification of causal models with unobservables: a self-report approach

This paper presents a novel self-report approach to identify a general causal model with an unobserved […]

Yingyao Hu
28 July 2021 | CWP30/21
A simple test of completeness in a class of nonparametric specification

This paper provides a test for completeness in a class of nonparametric specification with an additive […]

Yingyao Hu, Ji-Liang Shiu
15 July 2021 | CWP27/21
Identification and estimation of dynamic structural models with unobserved choices

This paper develops identification and estimation methods for dynamic structural models when agents’ actions are unobserved […]

Yingyao Hu, Yi Xin
11 September 2020 | CWP44/20
Identification and estimation of dynamic structural models with unobserved choices

This paper develops identification and estimation methods for dynamic structural models when agents’ actions are unobserved […]

Yingyao Hu, Yi Xin
18 June 2019 | CWP35/19
Global estimation of finite mixture and misclassification models with an application to multiple equilibria

We show that the identification results of finite mixture and misclassification models are equivalent in a […]

Yingyao Hu, Ruli Xiao
29 May 2018 | CWP32/18
Misclassification and the hidden silent rivalry

The interaction of economic agents is one of the most important elements in economic analyses. While […]

Yingyao Hu, Zhongjian Lin
5 February 2018 | CWP12/18
Dynamic decisions under subjective expectations: a structural analysis

This paper studies dynamic discrete choices by relaxing the assumption of rational expectations. That is, agents’ […]

Yonghong An, Yingyao Hu, Ruli Xiao
5 February 2018 | CWP11/18
Estimating private provision of public goods with heterogenous participants: a structural analysis

This paper estimates a structural model of private provision of public goods to provide some new […]

Yonghong An, Yingyao Hu, Pengfei Liu
2 April 2015 | CWP18/15
Microeconomic models with latent variables: applications of measurement error models in empirical industrial organization and labor economics

This paper reviews recent developments in nonparametric identification of measurement error models and their applications in […]

Yingyao Hu
26 January 2015 | CWP03/15