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.

Nonparametric estimation of multivariate elliptic densities via finite mixture sieves

This paper considers the class of p-dimensional elliptic distributions (p ≥ 1) satisfying the consistency property… Continue reading.

Heather Battey, Oliver Linton
August 2013

CWP41/13

The effect of fragmentation in trading on market quality in the UK equity market

We investigate the effects of fragmentation in equity trading on the quality of the trading outcomes,… Continue reading.

Lena Boneva (Körber), Oliver Linton, Michael Vogt
August 2013

CWP42/13

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The effect of fragmentation in trading on market quality in the UK equity market
Lena Boneva (Körber), Oliver Linton, Michael Vogt
February 2016 | CWP
Generalized instrumental variable models

The ability to allow for flexible forms of unobserved heterogeneity is an essential ingredient in modern… Continue reading.

Andrew Chesher, Adam Rosen
August 2013

CWP43/13

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Generalized instrumental variable models
Andrew Chesher, Adam Rosen
January 2014 | CWP04/14
Properties of the maximum likelihood estimator in spatial autoregressive models

The (quasi-) maximum likelihood estimator (MLE) for the autoregressive parameter in a spatial autoregressive model cannot… Continue reading.

Grant Hillier, Federico Martellosio
September 2013

CWP44/13

Higher-order properties of approximate estimators

Many modern estimation methods in econometrics approximate an objective function, for instance, through simulation or discretisation…. Continue reading.

Dennis Kristensen, Bernard Salanie
September 2013

CWP45/13

Convolution without independence

Widely used convolutions and deconvolutions techniques traditionally rely on the assumption of independence, an assumption often… Continue reading.

Susanne M. Schennach
September 2013

CWP46/13

Extremum sieve estimation in k-out-of-n systems

This paper considers nonparametric estimation of absolutely continuous distribution functions of lifetimes of non-identical components in… Continue reading.

Tatiana V. Komarova
October 2013

CWP47/13

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Extremum sieve estimation in k-out-of-n systems
Tatiana V. Komarova
May 2016 | CWP
On the identification of structural linear functionals

This paper asks which aspects of a structural Nonparametric Instrumental Variables Regression (NPIVR) can be identified… Continue reading.

Juan Carlos Escanciano, Wei Li
October 2013

CWP48/13

Linear regression for panel with unknown number of factors as interactive fixed effects

In this paper we study the least squares (LS) estimator in a linear panel regression model… Continue reading.

Hyungsik Roger Roger Moon, Martin Weidner
October 2013

CWP49/13

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Linear regression for panel with unknown number of factors as interactive fixed effects
Hyungsik Roger Roger Moon, Martin Weidner
August 2014 | CWP35/14
Generalized method of moments with latent variables

The contribution of generalized method of moments (Hansen and Singleton, 1982) was to allow frequentist inference… Continue reading.

Ron Gallant, Raffaella Giacomini, Giuseppe Ragusa
October 2013

CWP50/13

Identification and estimation of preference distributions when voters are ideological

This paper studies the nonparametric identification and estimation of voters’ preferences when voters are ideological. We… Continue reading.

Antonio Merlo, Áureo de Paula
October 2013

CWP51/13

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Anchoring the yield curve using survey expectations

The dynamic behavior of the term structure of interest rates is difficult to replicate with models,… Continue reading.

Carlo Altavilla, Raffaella Giacomini, Giuseppe Ragusa
October 2013

CWP52/13

A bootstrap test for instrument validity in heterogeneous treatment effect models

This paper develops a specification test for the instrument validity conditions in the heterogeneous treatment effect… Continue reading.

Toru Kitagawa
October 2013

CWP53/13

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A Test for Instrument Validity
Toru Kitagawa
August 2014 | CWP34/14
Nonparametric estimation of a heterogeneous demand function under the Slutsky inequality restriction

Economic theory rarely provides a parametric specification for a model, but it often provides shape restrictions…. Continue reading.

Richard Blundell, Joel L. Horowitz, Matthias Parey
October 2013

CWP54/13

Set inferences and sensitivity analysis in semiparametric conditionally identified models

This paper provides tools for partial identification inference and sensitivity analysis in a general class of… Continue reading.

Juan Carlos Escanciano, Lin Zhu
October 2013

CWP55/13

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… Continue reading.

Xiaohong Chen, Timothy M. Christensen
November 2013

CWP56/13

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Program evaluation with high-dimensional data

We consider estimation of policy relevant treatment effects in a data-rich environment where there may be… Continue reading.

Victor Chernozhukov, Ivan Fernandez-Val, Christian Hansen
November 2013

CWP57/13

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Program evaluation with high-dimensional data
Alexandre Belloni, Victor Chernozhukov, Ivan Fernandez-Val, Christian Hansen
September 2015 | CWP55/15
A weak instrument F-test in linear IV models with multiple endogenous variables

We consider testing for weak instruments in a model with multiple endogenous variables. Unlike Stock and… Continue reading.

Eleanor Sanderson, Frank Windmeijer
November 2013

CWP58/13

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A weak instrument F-test in linear IV models with multiple endogenous variables
Eleanor Sanderson, Frank Windmeijer
June 2015 | CWP31/15
High dimensional methods and inference on structural and treatment effects

The goal of many empirical papers in economics is to provide an estimate of the causal… Continue reading.

Alexandre Belloni, Victor Chernozhukov, Christian Hansen
November 2013

CWP59/13

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High-Dimensional Methods and Inference on Structural and Treatment Effects
Alexandre Belloni, Victor Chernozhukov, Christian Hansen
March 2014 | CWP
Individual and time effects in nonlinear panel models with large N, T

Fixed effects estimators of nonlinear panel data models can be severely biased because of the well-known… Continue reading.

Ivan Fernandez-Val, Martin Weidner
December 2013

CWP60/13

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Individual and time effects in nonlinear panel models with large N, T
Ivan Fernandez-Val, Martin Weidner
July 2014 | CWP32/14