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On the identification of joint distributions using marginals and aggregates

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A data combination approach is proposed to identify variables’ joint distribution when only their marginals and the distribution of their sum are known. Nonparametric identification is achieved by modelling dependence using a latent common-factor structure. A variation of the well-known Lemma of Kotlarski (Kotlarski,1967) is established. Potential applications are proposed where aggregated data help identify within-household or longitudinal distributions in the absence of intra-household or panel data, respectively.

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  • Felt, Marie-Hélène, 2020. "On the identification of joint distributions using marginals and aggregates," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 194(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:194:y:2020:i:c:s016517652030269x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109431
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