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Inference on the TSLS Estimand with Weak Instruments and Treatment Effect Heterogeneity

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  • Arnstein Vestre

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Traditional inference on the coefficient in an instrumental variables regression does not retain size when the instrument set is weak. With constant treatment effects or one instrument, the Anderson and Rubin (1949) AR test, the Klieibergen (2002)-Moreira (2003) LM test, and the Moreira CLR test provide robust alternatives which retain validity. Under treatment effect heterogeneity, no valid inference procedure exists in the overidentified setting. This paper develops the TSLS likelihood ratio (TLR) statistic, for performing inference on the TSLS estimand. When combined with a two-step procedure in the spirit of Berger and Boos (1994), it retains uniform validity across both the weak- and strong-instrument regimes. The procedure retains power with small choices of first-step level, hence the test can be constructed to numerically coincide with the Wald test in the strong-instrument limit.

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  • Arnstein Vestre, 2026. "Inference on the TSLS Estimand with Weak Instruments and Treatment Effect Heterogeneity," Papers 2606.07871, arXiv.org.
    • Handle: RePEc:arx:papers:2606.07871
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