Working Paper

Moment inequalities and their application

Authors

Kate Ho, Joy Ishii, Ariel Pakes, J. Porter

Published Date

31 July 2007

Type

Working Paper (CWP16/07)

This paper provides conditions under which the inequality constraints generated by either single agent optimizing behavior, or by the Nash equilibria of multiple agent problems, can be used as a basis for estimation and inference. We also add to the econometric literature on inference in models defined by inequality constraints by providing a new specification test and methods of inference for the boundaries of the model’s identified set. Two applications illustrate how the use of inequality constraints can simplify the problem of obtaining estimators from complex behavioral models of substantial applied interest.


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Moment inequalities and their application
Ariel Pakes, Jack Porter, Kate Ho, Joy Ishii
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