Denis Chetverikov, University of California, Los Angeles

Spectral and post-spectral estimators for grouped panel data models
Date
Mar 27, 2023, 12:25 pm1:25 pm

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In this paper, we develop spectral and post-spectral estimators for grouped panel data models. Both estimators are consistent in the asymptotics where the number of observations $N$ and the number of time periods $T$ simultaneously grow large. In addition, the post-spectral estimator is $\sqrt{NT}$-consistent and asymptotically normal with mean zero under the assumption of well-separated groups even if $T$ is growing much slower than $N$. The post-spectral estimator has, therefore, theoretical properties that are comparable to those of the grouped fixed-effect estimator developed by Bonhomme and Manresa (2015). In contrast to the grouped fixed-effect estimator, however, our post-spectral estimator is computationally straightforward.

Joint work with E. Maresa (NYU).  

Event Category
S. S. Wilks Memorial Seminar in Statistics