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Quantile Regression with Clustered Data

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  • Parente Paulo M.D.C.

    (Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Business Research Unit (BRU-IUL), Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Santos Silva João M.C.

    (Department of Economics, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK; and CEMAPRE, Rua do Quelhas 6, 1200-781 Lisboa, Portugal)

Abstract

We study the properties of the quantile regression estimator when data are sampled from independent and identically distributed clusters, and show that the estimator is consistent and asymptotically normal even when there is intra-cluster correlation. A consistent estimator of the covariance matrix of the asymptotic distribution is provided, and we propose a specification test capable of detecting the presence of intra-cluster correlation. A small simulation study illustrates the finite sample performance of the test and of the covariance matrix estimator.

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  • Parente Paulo M.D.C. & Santos Silva João M.C., 2016. "Quantile Regression with Clustered Data," Journal of Econometric Methods, De Gruyter, vol. 5(1), pages 1-15, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:bpj:jecome:v:5:y:2016:i:1:p:1-15:n:5
    DOI: 10.1515/jem-2014-0011
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    • C12 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Hypothesis Testing: General
    • C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
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