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A Semiparametric Panel Model for unbalanced data with Application to Climate Change in the United Kingdom

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  • Alev Atak

    (Queen Mary, University of London)

  • Oliver Linton

    (London School of Economics)

  • Zhijie Xiao

    (Boston College)

Abstract

This paper is concerned with developing a semiparametric panel model to explain the trend in UK temperatures and other weather outcomes over the last century. We work with the monthly averaged maximum and minimum temperatures observed at the twenty six Meteorological Office stations. The data is an unbalanced panel. We allow the trend to evolve in a nonparametric way so that we obtain a fuller picture of the evolution of common temperature in the medium timescale. Profile likelihood estimators (PLE) are proposed and their statistical properties are studied. The proposed PLE has improved asymptotic property comparing the the sequential two-step estimators. Finally, forecasting based on the proposed model is studied.

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  • Alev Atak & Oliver Linton & Zhijie Xiao, 2010. "A Semiparametric Panel Model for unbalanced data with Application to Climate Change in the United Kingdom," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 762, Boston College Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:boc:bocoec:762
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    • C13 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Estimation: General
    • C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
    • C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity

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