Distribution Free Estimation of Spatial Autoregressive Binary Choice Panel Data Models

Quaderni - Working Paper DSE N° 1052

30 Pages Posted: 29 Jan 2016

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Tiziano Arduini

University of Bologna-Department of Economics

Date Written: January 28, 2016

Abstract

This paper proposes a semiparametric estimator for spatial autoregressive (SAR) binary choice models in the context of panel data with fixed effects. The estimation procedure is based on the observational equivalence between distribution free models with a conditional median restriction and parametric models (such as Logit/Probit) exhibiting (multiplicative) heteroskedasticity and autocorrelation. Without imposing any parametric structure on the error terms, we consider the semiparametric nonlinear least squares (NLLS) estimator for this model and analyze its asymptotic properties under spatial near-epoch dependence. The main advantage of our method over the existing estimators is that it consistently estimates choice probabilities. The finite-dimensional estimator is shown to be consistent and root-n asymptotically normal under some reasonable conditions. Finally, a Monte Carlo study indicates that the estimator performs quite well in finite samples.

Keywords: Spatial Autoregressive Model, Binary Choice, Fixed Effects, Non-linear least squares, Semiparametric Estimation

JEL Classification: C14, C21, C23, C25, R15

Suggested Citation

Arduini, Tiziano, Distribution Free Estimation of Spatial Autoregressive Binary Choice Panel Data Models (January 28, 2016). Quaderni - Working Paper DSE N° 1052, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2723991 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2723991

Tiziano Arduini (Contact Author)

University of Bologna-Department of Economics ( email )

Piazzale Scaravilli 2
Bologna, 40126
Italy

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