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A test for monotone comparative statics

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  • Echenique, Federico
  • Komunjer, Ivana

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In this paper we design an econometric test for monotone comparative statics (MCS) often found in models with multiple equilibria. Our test exploits the observable implications of the MCS prediction: that the extreme (high and low) conditional quantiles of the dependent variable increase monotonically with the explanatory variable. The main contribution of the paper is to derive a likelihoodratio test, which to the best of our knowledge, is the first econometric test of MCS proposed in the literature. The test is an asymptotic “chi-bar squared” test for order restrictions on intermediate conditional quantiles. The key features of our approach are: (1) it does not require estimating the underlying nonparametric model relating the dependent and explanatory variables to the latent disturbances; (2) it makes few assumptions on the cardinality, location or probabilities over equilibria. In particular, one can implement our test without assuming an equilibrium selection rule.
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  • Echenique, Federico & Komunjer, Ivana, 2007. "A test for monotone comparative statics," Working Papers 1278, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:clt:sswopa:1278
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    • C12 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Hypothesis Testing: General
    • C51 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Construction and Estimation

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