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Global identification of dynamic panel models with interactive effects

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  • Jushan Bai
  • Pablo Mones

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This paper examines the problem of global identification in dynamic panel models with interactive effects, a fundamental issue in econometric theory. We focus on the setting where the number of cross-sectional units (N) is large, but the time dimension (T) remains fixed. While local identification based on the Jacobian matrix is well understood and relatively straightforward to establish, achieving global identification remains a significant challenge. Under a set of mild and easily satisfied conditions, we demonstrate that the parameters of the model are globally identified, ensuring that no two distinct parameter values generate the same probability distribution of the observed data. Our findings contribute to the broader literature on identification in panel data models and have important implications for empirical research that relies on interactive effects.

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  • Jushan Bai & Pablo Mones, 2025. "Global identification of dynamic panel models with interactive effects," Papers 2504.14354, arXiv.org.
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