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A bias-corrected fixed effects estimator in the dynamic panel data model

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  • Chihwa Kao

    (University of Connecticut)

  • Long Liu

    (Florida Atlantic University)

  • Rui Sun

    (University of Connecticut)

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In this paper, we propose a biased-corrected FE estimator for the dynamic panel data model that works for the autoregressive coefficient $$\rho \in (-1,1]$$ ρ ∈ ( - 1 , 1 ] . We further derive the asymptotic result of the suggested bias-corrected FE estimator. We show that when $$\rho =1$$ ρ = 1 , the suggested estimator is super-consistent and is more efficient than the existing estimators that also work for $$\rho \in (-1,1]$$ ρ ∈ ( - 1 , 1 ] . In addition, when the initial condition is nonstationary, many of the existing dynamic estimators become inconsistent; however, the consistency of the bias-corrected FE estimator we propose does not depend on the stationarity of the initial condition. We also compare the finite sample performances of these estimators using Monte Carlo simulations.

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  • Chihwa Kao & Long Liu & Rui Sun, 2021. "A bias-corrected fixed effects estimator in the dynamic panel data model," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 60(1), pages 205-225, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:empeco:v:60:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1007_s00181-020-01995-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s00181-020-01995-0
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