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Robust linear static panel data models using ε-contamination

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  • Baltagi, Badi H.
  • Bresson, Georges
  • Chaturvedi, Anoop
  • Lacroix, Guy

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The paper develops a general Bayesian framework for robust linear static panel data models usingε-contamination. A two-step approach is employed to derive the conditional type-II maximum likelihood (ML-II) posterior distribution of the coefficients and individual effects. The ML-II posterior means are weighted averages of the Bayes estimator under a base prior and the data-dependent empirical Bayes estimator. Two-stage and three stage hierarchy estimators are developed and their finite sample performance is investigated through a series of Monte Carlo experiments. These include standard random effects as well as Mundlak-type, Chamberlain-type and Hausman–Taylor-type models. The simulation results underscore the relatively good performance of the three-stage hierarchy estimator. Within a single theoretical framework, our Bayesian approach encompasses a variety of specifications while conventional methods require separate estimators for each case.

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  • Baltagi, Badi H. & Bresson, Georges & Chaturvedi, Anoop & Lacroix, Guy, 2018. "Robust linear static panel data models using ε-contamination," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 202(1), pages 108-123.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:econom:v:202:y:2018:i:1:p:108-123
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2017.07.002
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    Keywords

    ε-contamination; Hyper g-priors; Type-II maximum likelihood posterior density; Panel data; Robust Bayesian estimator; Three-stage hierarchy;
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    JEL classification:

    • C11 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Bayesian Analysis: General
    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • C26 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Instrumental Variables (IV) Estimation

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