Efficient estimation of factor models with time and cross‐sectional dependence
兼具时间与横截面依赖的因子模型的有效估计
Summary This paper studies the efficient estimation of large‐dimensional factor models with both time and cross‐sectional dependence assuming ( N , T ) separability of the covariance matrix. The asymptotic distribution of the estimator of the factor and factor‐loading space under factor stationarity is derived and compared to that of the principal component (PC) estimator. The paper also considers the case when factors exhibit a unit root. We provide feasible estimators and…