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Title: Robust estimation procedure in panel data model

Abstract

The panel data modeling has received a great attention in econometric research recently. This is due to the availability of data sources and the interest to study cross sections of individuals observed over time. However, the problems may arise in modeling the panel in the presence of cross sectional dependence and outliers. Even though there are few methods that take into consideration the presence of cross sectional dependence in the panel, the methods may provide inconsistent parameter estimates and inferences when outliers occur in the panel. As such, an alternative method that is robust to outliers and cross sectional dependence is introduced in this paper. The properties and construction of the confidence interval for the parameter estimates are also considered in this paper. The robustness of the procedure is investigated and comparisons are made to the existing method via simulation studies. Our results have shown that robust approach is able to produce an accurate and reliable parameter estimates under the condition considered.

Authors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Faculty of Science of Technology, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), 71800, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia)
  2. Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Malaya, 50630, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22311367
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1602; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: 3. international conference on mathematical sciences, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), 17-19 Dec 2013; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
97 MATHEMATICAL METHODS AND COMPUTING; AVAILABILITY; CALCULATION METHODS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; PANELS

Citation Formats

Shariff, Nurul Sima Mohamad, and Hamzah, Nor Aishah. Robust estimation procedure in panel data model. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4882619.
Shariff, Nurul Sima Mohamad, & Hamzah, Nor Aishah. Robust estimation procedure in panel data model. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4882619
Shariff, Nurul Sima Mohamad, and Hamzah, Nor Aishah. 2014. "Robust estimation procedure in panel data model". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4882619.
@article{osti_22311367,
title = {Robust estimation procedure in panel data model},
author = {Shariff, Nurul Sima Mohamad and Hamzah, Nor Aishah},
abstractNote = {The panel data modeling has received a great attention in econometric research recently. This is due to the availability of data sources and the interest to study cross sections of individuals observed over time. However, the problems may arise in modeling the panel in the presence of cross sectional dependence and outliers. Even though there are few methods that take into consideration the presence of cross sectional dependence in the panel, the methods may provide inconsistent parameter estimates and inferences when outliers occur in the panel. As such, an alternative method that is robust to outliers and cross sectional dependence is introduced in this paper. The properties and construction of the confidence interval for the parameter estimates are also considered in this paper. The robustness of the procedure is investigated and comparisons are made to the existing method via simulation studies. Our results have shown that robust approach is able to produce an accurate and reliable parameter estimates under the condition considered.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4882619},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22311367}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 1602,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jun 19 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Thu Jun 19 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}