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Panel data analysis

Esman M. NyamongoCentral Bank of Kenya

Econometrics Course organized by the COMESA Monetary Institute (CMI) on 9-13 February 2015, Kampala, Uganda

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Dynamic panel estimation

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Dynamics….

…. Economic issues are dynamic in nature and use the panel data structure to understand adjustmentDemand (present demand depends on past demand)Dynamic wage equationEmployment models

Investment of firms

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Dynamic panel estimation

A dynamic panel model contains at least a lagged variable. Consider the following: with: if i=j and s=t

Here the choice between FE and RE formulation has implications for estimations that are of a different nature than those associated with the static panels.

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If the lagged dependent variable also appear as explanatory variable then strict

exogeneity of the regressors no longer holds.The lagged variable introduces endogeneity problem

The LSDV is no longer consistent when N tends to infinity and T is fixed.

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The problem with LSDV in DP

The LSDV estimator is consistent for the static model whether the effects are fixed or random.therefore need to show that the LSDV is inconsistent for a dynamic panel data with individual effects, whether the effects are fixed or randomThe bias of the LSDV estimator in a dynamic model is generally known as

dynamic bias or Nickell’s bias (1981)Nickell, S. 1981’ Biases in Dynamic Models with Fixed Effects,

Econometrica

, 49, 1399-1416.

Proof needed if possible

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The LSDV for dynamic individual-effects model remains biased with the introduction of exogenous variables if T is small;

In this case, both estimators and are biased.What is the way out?ML or FIMLFeasible GLS

LSDV bias corrected (Kiviet, 1995)IV approach (Anderson and Hsiao, 1982)GMM approach (Arellano and Bond, 1985)

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A dynamic panel model contains at least a lagged variable.

with: if i=j and s=tThe dynamic relationship is characterised

by the presence of lagged dependent variable (Yit-1) among the regressorsIncluding the lagged var. introduces

endogeneity

problem

Recall in FE, Y is a function of individual effects therefore it lag is also a function of these effects

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Therefore Yit-1 is correlated with the error term => OLS cannot solve our problems.

FE cannot manage cos Yit-1 is correlated with individual effectsTo overcome this problem we use GMM.

Arellano and Bond estimatorArellano and Bover estimator

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Arellano and bond estimator

To get consistent estimates in GMM for a dynamic panel model, Arellano and Bond appeals to orthogonality condition that exists between Y

it-1 and vit to choose the instruments

Consider the following simple AR(1) model:

To get a consistent estimate of as N-> infinity with fixed T, we need to

difference

this equation to eliminate individual effects.

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Consider t=3 [first year with data]

In this case yi1 is a valid instrument of (Yi2-y

i1), since it is highly correlated with (yi2-yi1) and not correlated with (v

i3

-v

i2

)

Consider t=4

What are the instruments?

What about when t=5, ………..T?

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For period T, set of instrument (w) will be:

The combination of the instruments could be defined as:Because the instruments are not correlated with the remaining error term, then our moment condition is stated as:

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Pre-multiplying our difference equation by w

i yields:Estimating this equation by GLS yields the preliminary Arellano and Bond one-step consistent estimatorIn case there are other regressors

then:

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Practical session

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