Estimation of Dynamic Econometric Models with Errors in Variables

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Chapter 1. Introduction

Abstract

As is well-known, econometric estimation procedures have not placed much emphasis on the problem of errors in variables. What is more, the fact that the regression model with measurement errors in the independent variables is not identified may lead to the erroneous belief that the treatment of this problem in more complex situations is even less open to study.

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Chapter 2. Formulation of Econometric Models in State-Space

Abstract

In this chapter we shall analyze the relationship between the structural, reduced, and state-space forms of an econometric model. We do not use the state-space formulations usually employed in the econometrics literature, but employ one that is based on the minimum dimension for the vector of state variables and which explicitly takes into account the improper nature of econometric models.

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Chapter 3. Formulation of Econometric Models with Measurement Errors

Abstract

In the last chapter we obtained a state-space parametrization for the dynamic econometric model given by (2.3).

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Chapter 4. Estimation of Econometric Models with Measurement Errors

Abstract

Having formulated the econometric model with errors in the variables in state-space, according to the following:

$$ {{x}_{t+1}}=\Phi {{x}_{t}}+\Gamma {{u}_{t}}+E{{w}_{t}} $$

(4.1)

$$ {{z}_{t}}=H{{x}_{t}}+D{{u}_{t}}+C{{v}_{t}} $$

(4.2)

with

$$ E\left[ {{w}_{t}} \right]=0,\,E\left[ {{v}_{t}} \right]=0 $$

$$E\left[ {\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}c} {w_{t_1 } } \\ {v_{t_1 } } \\ \end{array} } \right]\left[ {w'_{t_2 } \,v'_{t_2 } } \right]} \right] = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}c} {Q\,} & S \\ {S'} & {\,R} \\ \end{array} } \right]\delta _{t_1 t_2 }$$

we shall go on to estimate the vector θ, containing p parameters, in which we shall include all the unknown elements within the following matrices: Φ, Γ, E, H, D, C, Q, R and S. Recall that vectors x _t, u _t and z _t have dimensions n, r, and m, respectively.

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Chapter 5. Extensions of the Analysis

Abstract

The formulation of the econometric model with measurement errors given in Chapter 3 and defined by equations (3.17) to (3.26) can be extended in several directions. There is an immediate generalization following, for example, Harvey and Pierse (1984) and Ansley and Kohn (1983), for cases where observations are missing or where only specific temporal aggregates of the variables are observed. Also see the various studies compiled by Parzen (1984). Recall that the model in state-space form can be written:

$${{X}_{t+1}}=\phi {{X}_{t}}+E{{W}_{t}}$$

(5.1)

$${{Z}_{t}}=H{{X}_{t}}+C{{V}_{t}}$$

(5.2)

where \({{Z}_{t}}={{\left[ y{{_{t}^{*}}^{\prime }}u{{_{t}^{*}}^{\prime }} \right]}^{\prime }}\) is the vector formed by the endogenous and exogenous variables observed with error.

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Chapter 6. Numerical Results

Abstract

In this chapter we shall concentrate on an analysis of the estimation problems for the different parametrizations of a model corresponding to a dynamic specification developed naturally under assumptions frequently found in economic theory, such as partial adjustment.

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Chapter 7. Conclusions

Abstract

In this monograph we have developed a new formulation for dynamic econometric models with measurement errors. We have also obtained an algorithm for the maximum likelihood estimation of all the parameters of the model. The estimates obtained in this way are consistent and asymptotically normal and efficient.

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