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.

Network and panel quantile effects via distribution regression

This paper provides a method to construct simultaneous confidence bands for quantile functions and quantile effects… Continue reading.

Victor Chernozhukov, Ivan Fernandez-Val, Martin Weidner
March 2018

CWP21/18

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Network and panel quantile effects via distribution regression
Victor Chernozhukov, Ivan Fernandez-Val, Martin Weidner
December 2018 | CWP70/18
Fixed effect estimation of large T panel data models

This article reviews recent advances in fixed effect estimation of panel data models for long panels,… Continue reading.

Ivan Fernandez-Val, Martin Weidner
March 2018

CWP22/18

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Fixed effect estimation of large T panel data models
Ivan Fernandez-Val, Martin Weidner
October 2017 | CWP42/17
GEL-based inference with unconditional moment inequality restrictions

This paper studies the properties of generalised empirical likelihood (GEL) methods for the estimation of and… Continue reading.

Nicky L. Grant, Richard J. Smith
March 2018

CWP23/18

An adaptive test of stochastic monotonicity

We propose a new nonparametric test of stochastic monotonicity which adapts to the unknown smoothness of… Continue reading.

Denis Chetverikov, Daniel Wilhelm, Dongwoo Kim
April 2018

CWP24/18

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An adaptive test of stochastic monotonicity
Denis Chetverikov, Daniel Wilhelm, Dongwoo Kim
October 2019 | CWP49/19
Simultaneous mean-variance regression

We propose simultaneous mean-variance regression for the linear estimation and approximation of conditional mean functions. In… Continue reading.

Richard Spady, Sami Stouli
April 2018

CWP25/18

Moment inequalities in the context of simulated and predicted variables

This paper explores the effects of simulated moments on the performance of inference methods based on… Continue reading.

Hiroaki Kaido, Jiaxuan Li, Marc Rysman
April 2018

CWP26/18

The wild bootstrap with a “small” number of “large” clusters

This paper studies the properties of the wild bootstrap-based test proposed in Cameron et al. (2008)… Continue reading.

Ivan A. Canay, Andres Santos, Azeem M. Shaikh
April 2018

CWP27/18

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The Wild Bootstrap with a Small Number of Large Clusters
Ivan A. Canay, Andres Santos, Azeem M. Shaikh
August 2019 | CWP40/19
Measurement error and rank correlations

This paper characterizes and proposes a method to correct for errors-in-variables biases in the estimation of… Continue reading.

Toru Kitagawa, Martin Nybom, Jan Stuhler
April 2018

CWP28/18

Using penalized likelihood to select parameters in a random coefficients multinomial logit model

The multinomial logit model with random coefficients is widely used in applied research. This paper is… Continue reading.

Joel L. Horowitz, Lars Nesheim
April 2018

CWP29/18

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Locally robust semiparametric estimation

We give a general construction of debiased/locally robust/orthogonal (LR) moment functions for GMM, where the derivative… Continue reading.

Victor Chernozhukov, Juan Carlos Escanciano, Hidehiko Ichimura, Whitney K. Newey, James M. Robins
April 2018

CWP30/18

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Locally robust semiparametric estimation
Victor Chernozhukov, Juan Carlos Escanciano, Hidehiko Ichimura, Whitney K. Newey
August 2016 | CWP31/16
Inference on winners

Many questions in econometrics can be cast as inference on a parameter selected through optimization. For… Continue reading.

Isaiah Andrews, Toru Kitagawa, Adam McCloskey
May 2018

CWP31/18

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Inference on winners
Isaiah Andrews, Toru Kitagawa, Adam McCloskey
December 2018 | CWP73/18
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… Continue reading.

Yingyao Hu, Ruli Xiao
May 2018

CWP32/18

The effect of gender-targeted conditional cash transfers on household expenditures: evidence from a randomized experiment

This paper studies the differential effect of targeting cash transfers to men or women on the… Continue reading.

Alex Armand, Orazio Attanasio, Pedro Carneiro, Valérie Lechene
June 2018

CWP33/18

Identifying effects of multivalued treatments

Multivalued treatment models have typically been studied under restrictive assumptions: ordered choice, and more recently unordered… Continue reading.

Sokbae (Simon) Lee, Bernard Salanie
June 2018

CWP34/18

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Identifying effects of multivalued treatments
Sokbae (Simon) Lee, Bernard Salanie
December 2015 | CWP72/15
High-dimensional econometrics and regularized GMM

This chapter presents key concepts and theoretical results for analyzing estimation and inference in high-dimensional models…. Continue reading.

Alexandre Belloni, Victor Chernozhukov, Denis Chetverikov, Christian Hansen, Kengo Kato
June 2018

CWP35/18

LASSO-driven inference in time and space

We consider the estimation and inference in a system of high-dimensional regression equations allowing for temporal… Continue reading.

Victor Chernozhukov, Wolfgang Härdle, Chen Huang, Weining Wang
June 2018

CWP36/18

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LASSO-Driven Inference in Time and Space
Victor Chernozhukov, Wolfgang Härdle, Chen Huang, Weining Wang
April 2019 | CWP20/19
Common values, unobserved heterogeneity, and endogenous entry in U.S. offshore oil lease auctions

An oil lease auction is the classic example motivating a common values model. However, formal testing… Continue reading.

Giovanni Compiani, Phil Haile, Marcelo Sant'Anna
July 2018

CWP37/18

Nonlinear factor models for network and panel data

Factor structures or interactive effects are convenient devices to incorporate latent variables in panel data models…. Continue reading.

Mingli Chen, Ivan Fernandez-Val, Martin Weidner
July 2018

CWP38/18

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Nonlinear factor models for network and panel data
Mingli Chen, Ivan Fernandez-Val, Martin Weidner
April 2019 | CWP18/19
Non-Bayesian updating in a social learning experiment

In our laboratory experiment, subjects, in sequence, have to predict the value of a good. We… Continue reading.

Roberta De Filippis, Antonio Guarino, Philippe Jehiel, Toru Kitagawa
July 2018

CWP39/18

Simultaneous inference for Best Linear Predictor of the Conditional Average Treatment Effect and other structural functions

This paper provides estimation and inference methods for a structural function, such as Conditional Average Treatment… Continue reading.

Victor Chernozhukov, Vira Semenova
July 2018

CWP40/18