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Dealing with Endogeneity in Regression Models with Dynamic Coefficients

By Kim Chang-Jin, University of Washington, USA, changjin@u.washington.edu

 
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Kim Chang-Jin (2010), "Dealing with Endogeneity in Regression Models with Dynamic Coefficients", Foundations and TrendsĀ® in Econometrics: Vol. 3: No. 3, pp 165-266. http://dx.doi.org/10.1561/0800000010

Publication Date: 07 Jun 2010
© 2010 C.-J. Kim
 
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Estimation frameworks
 
Keywords
EndogeneityMarkov-switching modelsTime-series econometricsRegressionEconometricsMacroeconomicsFinance
 

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In this article:
1. Introduction 
2. The Control Function Approach to Dealing with Endogeneity for Models with Constant Coefficients: Basic Framework 
3. Markov-Switching Models with Endogenous Regressors 
4. Markov-Switching Models with Endogenous Switching: When the State Variable and Regression Disturbance are Correlated 
5. Time-Varying Parameter Models with Endogenous Regressors 
6. Concluding Remarks 
References 

Abstract

The purpose of this monograph is to present a unified econometric framework for dealing with the issues of endogeneity in Markovswitching models and time-varying parameter models, as developed by Kim (2004, 2006, 2009), Kim and Nelson (2006), Kim et al. (2008), and Kim and Kim (2009). While Cogley and Sargent (2002), Primiceri (2005), Sims and Zha (2006), and Sims et al. (2008) consider estimation of simultaneous equations models with stochastic coefficients as a system, we deal with the LIML (limited information maximum likelihood) estimation of a single equation of interest out of a simultaneous equations model. Our main focus is on the two-step estimation procedures based on the control function approach, and we show how the problem of generated regressors can be addressed in second-step regressions.

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Table of contents:
1. Introduction
2. The Control Function Approach to Dealing with Endogeneity for Models with Constant Coefficients: Basic Framework
3. Markov-Switching Models with Endogenous Regressors
4. Markov-Switching Models with Endogenous Switching: When the State Variable and Regression Disturbance Are Correlated
5. Time-Varying Parameter Models with Endogenous Regressors
6. Concluding Remarks
References

Dealing with Endogeneity in Regression Models with Dynamic Coefficients

Dealing with Endogeneity in Regression Models with Dynamic Coefficients presents a unified econometric framework for dealing with the issues of endogeneity in Markov-switching models and time-varying parameter models. While others have considered estimation of simultaneous equations models with stochastic coefficients as a system, we focus on the LIML (limited information maximum likelihood) estimation of a single equation of interest out of a simultaneous equations model. The control function approach, which is an econometric method used to correct for biases that arise as a consequence of selection or endogeneity, will be the main tool in dealing with the problem of endogeneity throughout this article. While the approach has been extensively applied to the sample selection models and disequilibrium models in the micro-econometrics literature, its application in the time-series econometrics literature is relatively new. The basic idea behind the control function is to model the dependence of the disturbance term on the endogenous variables in a way that allows us to construct a function such that, conditional on the function, the endogeneity problem in the regression equation of interest disappears.

Dealing with Endogeneity in Regression Models with Dynamic Coefficients is organized as follows. Section 2 reviews the basic issues associated with the control function approach, which is the main tool for dealing with endogeneity in this article. We investigate these issues within the framework of constant regression coefficients. Section 3 considers estimation of Markov-switching models with endogenous regressors. Section 4 deals with estimation of a Markov-switching model, where regressors are exogenous or predetermined and the Markov-switching coefficients are correlated with regression disturbances. The issues of endogeneity within the time-varying parameter models are discussed in Section 5. Finally, Section 6 provides concluding remarks

 
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