Robust Estimation and Inference for High-Dimensional Panel Data Models

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Main Authors: Gao, Jiti, Liu, Fei, Peng, Bin, Yan, Yayi
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Published: 2024
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author Gao, Jiti
Liu, Fei
Peng, Bin
Yan, Yayi
author_facet Gao, Jiti
Liu, Fei
Peng, Bin
Yan, Yayi
contents This paper provides the relevant literature with a complete toolkit for conducting robust estimation and inference about the parameters of interest involved in a high-dimensional panel data framework. Specifically, (1) we allow for non-Gaussian, serially and cross-sectionally correlated and heteroskedastic error processes, (2) we develop an estimation method for high-dimensional long-run covariance matrix using a thresholded estimator, (3) we also allow for the number of regressors to grow faster than the sample size. Methodologically and technically, we develop two Nagaev--types of concentration inequalities: one for a partial sum and the other for a quadratic form, subject to a set of easily verifiable conditions. Leveraging these two inequalities, we derive a non-asymptotic bound for the LASSO estimator, achieve asymptotic normality via the node-wise LASSO regression, and establish a sharp convergence rate for the thresholded heteroskedasticity and autocorrelation consistent (HAC) estimator. We demonstrate the practical relevance of these theoretical results by investigating a high-dimensional panel data model with interactive effects. Moreover, we conduct extensive numerical studies using simulated and real data examples.
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spellingShingle Robust Estimation and Inference for High-Dimensional Panel Data Models
Gao, Jiti
Liu, Fei
Peng, Bin
Yan, Yayi
Econometrics
This paper provides the relevant literature with a complete toolkit for conducting robust estimation and inference about the parameters of interest involved in a high-dimensional panel data framework. Specifically, (1) we allow for non-Gaussian, serially and cross-sectionally correlated and heteroskedastic error processes, (2) we develop an estimation method for high-dimensional long-run covariance matrix using a thresholded estimator, (3) we also allow for the number of regressors to grow faster than the sample size. Methodologically and technically, we develop two Nagaev--types of concentration inequalities: one for a partial sum and the other for a quadratic form, subject to a set of easily verifiable conditions. Leveraging these two inequalities, we derive a non-asymptotic bound for the LASSO estimator, achieve asymptotic normality via the node-wise LASSO regression, and establish a sharp convergence rate for the thresholded heteroskedasticity and autocorrelation consistent (HAC) estimator. We demonstrate the practical relevance of these theoretical results by investigating a high-dimensional panel data model with interactive effects. Moreover, we conduct extensive numerical studies using simulated and real data examples.
title Robust Estimation and Inference for High-Dimensional Panel Data Models
topic Econometrics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.07420