使用二元工具变量对不可分模型的部分识别

PARTIAL IDENTIFICATION OF NONSEPARABLE MODELS USING BINARY INSTRUMENTS

Econometric Theory · 2020
被引 4
人大 A-ABS 4

中文导读

研究了当内生变量连续且工具变量为二元时,不可分模型的结构函数在单调或凹性条件下可被部分识别,并利用实际数据计算了有信息量的边界。

Abstract

In this study, we explore the partial identification of nonseparable models with continuous endogenous and binary instrumental variables. We show that the structural function is partially identified when it is monotone or concave in the explanatory variable. D’Haultfœuille and Février (2015, Econometrica 83(3), 1199–1210) and Torgovitsky (2015, Econometrica 83(3), 1185–1197) prove the point identification of the structural function under a key assumption that the conditional distribution functions of the endogenous variable for different values of the instrumental variables have intersections. We demonstrate that, even if this assumption does not hold, monotonicity and concavity provide identification power. Point identification is achieved when the structural function is flat or linear with respect to the explanatory variable over a given interval. We compute the bounds using real data and show that our bounds are informative.

非参数模型部分识别二元工具变量单调性