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 Euler equation identification and estimation

We consider nonparametric identification and estimation of pricing kernels, or equivalently of marginal utility functions up… Continue reading.

Juan Carlos Escanciano, Stefan Hoderlein, Arthur Lewbel, Oliver Linton, Sorawoot Srisuma
October 2015

CWP61/15

Semiparametric model averaging of ultra-high dimensional time series

In this paper, we consider semiparametric model averaging of the nonlinear dynamic time series system where… Continue reading.

Jia Chen, Degui Li, Oliver Linton, Zudi Lu
October 2015

CWP62/15

Characterizations of identified sets delivered by structural econometric models

This paper develops characterizations of identified sets of structures and structural features for complete and incomplete… Continue reading.

Andrew Chesher, Adam Rosen
October 2015

CWP63/15

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Generalized instrumental variable models
Andrew Chesher, Adam Rosen
January 2014 | CWP04/14
Partial identification in applied research: benefits and challenges

Advances in the study of partial identification allow applied researchers to learn about parameters of interest… Continue reading.

Kate Ho, Adam Rosen
October 2015

CWP64/15

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Robust confidence regions for incomplete models

Call an economic model incomplete if it does not generate a probabilistic prediction even given knowledge… Continue reading.

Larry G. Epstein, Hiroaki Kaido, Kyoungwon Seo
October 2015

CWP65/15

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Robust confidence regions for incomplete models
Larry G. Epstein, Hiroaki Kaido, Kyoungwon Seo
April 2015 | CWP20/15
Intergenerational mobility and the timing of parental income

We extend the standard intergenerational mobility literature by modelling individual outcomes as a function of the… Continue reading.

Pedro Carneiro, Italo Lopez Garcia, Kjell G. Salvanes, Emma Tominey
October 2015

CWP66/15

Nonparametric estimation and inference under shape restrictions

Economic theory often provides shape restrictions on functions of interest in applications, such as monotonicity, convexity,… Continue reading.

Joel L. Horowitz, Sokbae (Simon) Lee
October 2015

CWP67/15

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Nonparametric estimation and inference under shape restrictions
Joel L. Horowitz, Sokbae (Simon) Lee
July 2016 | CWP29/16
Testing exogeneity in nonparametric instrumental variables identified by conditional quantile restrictions

This paper presents a test for exogeneity of explanatory variables in a nonparametric instrumental variables (IV)… Continue reading.

Jia-Young Michael Fu, Joel L. Horowitz, Matthias Parey
October 2015

CWP68/15

Fuzzy differences-in-differences

In many applications of the differences-in-differences (DID) method, the treatment increases more in the treatment group,… Continue reading.

Clément de Chaisemartin, Xavier d'Haultfoeuille
October 2015

CWP69/15

Bounding average treatment effects using linear programming

This paper presents a method of calculating sharp bounds on the average treatment effect using linear… Continue reading.

Lukáš Lafférs
November 2015

CWP70/15

A bias bound approach to nonparametric inference

The traditional approach to obtain valid confidence intervals for nonparametric quantities is to select a smoothing… Continue reading.

Susanne M. Schennach
November 2015

CWP71/15

Identifying effects of multivalued treatments

Multivalued treatment models have only been studied so far under restrictive assumptions: ordered choice, or more… Continue reading.

Sokbae (Simon) Lee, Bernard Salanie
December 2015

CWP72/15

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Identifying effects of multivalued treatments
Sokbae (Simon) Lee, Bernard Salanie
June 2018 | CWP34/18
The housing stock, housing prices, and user costs: the roles of location, structure and unobserved quality

Using the English Housing Survey, we estimate a supply side selection model of the allocation of… Continue reading.

Jonathan Halket, Lars Nesheim, Florian Oswald
December 2015

CWP73/15

The sorted effects method: discovering heterogeneous effects beyond their averages

The partial (ceteris paribus) effects of interest in nonlinear and interactive linear models are heterogeneous as… Continue reading.

Victor Chernozhukov, Ivan Fernandez-Val, Ye Luo
December 2015

CWP74/15

Quantile selection models: with an application to understanding changes in wage inequality

We propose a method to correct for sample selection in quantile regression models. Selection is modelled… Continue reading.

Manuel Arellano, Stéphane Bonhomme
December 2015

CWP75/15