Testing the Rationality of Survey Data Using the Weighted Double-Bootstrapped Method of Moments
用加权双重自助矩方法检验调查预期的理性
Conventional tests for rationality of survey data on expectations are not valid in the presence of measurement errors. However, if two or more survey measures of expectations are available on the true unobserved expectational variables, we can devise the appropriate FIML estimation methods and Wald tests for rationality. This paper uses this method for survey data on expectations for the 90-day Treasury bill rates. However, the Wald tests would be based on inaccurate…