Simple solutions to the initial conditions problem in dynamic, nonlinear panel data models with unobserved heterogeneity

Journal of Applied Econometrics - Tập 20 Số 1 - Trang 39-54 - 2005
Jeffrey M. Wooldridge1
1Department of Economics, Michigan State University, USA

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AbstractI study a simple, widely applicable approach to handling the initial conditions problem in dynamic, nonlinear unobserved effects models. Rather than attempting to obtain the joint distribution of all outcomes of the endogenous variables, I propose finding the distribution conditional on the initial value (and the observed history of strictly exogenous explanatory variables). The approach is flexible, and results in simple estimation strategies for at least three leading dynamic, nonlinear models: probit, Tobit and Poisson regression. I treat the general problem of estimating average partial effects, and show that simple estimators exist for important special cases. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Journal of Applied Econometrics

Tập 20 Số 1

39-54

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