Testing non-nested semiparametric models: an application to Engel curves specification
非嵌套半参数模型检验:恩格尔曲线设定应用
This paper proposes a test statistic for discriminating between two partly non-linear regression models whose parametric components are non-nested. The statistic has the form of a J-test based on a parameter which artificially nests the null and alternative hypotheses. We study in detail the realistic case where all regressors in the non-linear part are discrete and then no smoothing is required on estimating the non-parametric components. We also consider the general case…