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潜在不稳定环境中的平均预测精度相等检验AI 解读

We consider the issue of testing the null of equal average forecast accuracy in a model where the forecast error loss differential series has a potentially nonconstant mean function over time. We show that when time variation is present in the loss differential mean, the standard Diebold and Mariano test, which was proposed for evaluating forecasts in a stable environment, has an asymptotic size of zero, and, whilst consistent, can have reduced local power. This arises due…

网络的分组稀疏 β 模型AI 解读

Sparsity, homogeneity, and heterogeneity are three important characteristics of many real-life networks. The recently proposed Sparse β-Model divides nodes into core ones and peripheral ones to accommodate sparsity, but the parameters of core nodes are assumed to be of similar magnitude, which may not be in line with applications. In this article, we propose the Group Sparse β-Model that splits the core nodes into groups and assumes different orders of magnitude of…

利用工具变量校正二元解释变量的误分类AI 解读

Estimators that exploit an instrumental variable to correct for misclassification in a binary regressor typically assume that the misclassification rates are invariant across all values of the instrument.We show this assumption is invalid in routine empirical settings.We derive a new estimator which allows misclassification rates to vary across values of the instrumental variable.Our key identifying assumption, that the sum of misclassification rates remains constant across…

配对实验中不完全依从下的推断AI 解读

This article studies inference for the local average treatment effect in randomized controlled trials with imperfect compliance where treatment status is determined according to “matched pairs.” By “matched pairs,” we mean that units are sampled iid from the population of interest, paired according to observed, baseline covariates and finally, within each pair, one unit is selected at random for treatment. Under weak assumptions governing the quality of the pairings, we…

含高维协变量的惩罚稀疏协方差回归AI 解读

Covariance regression offers an effective way to model the large covariance matrix with the auxiliary similarity matrices. In this work, we propose a sparse covariance regression (SCR) approach to handle the potentially high-dimensional predictors (i.e., similarity matrices). Specifically, we use the penalization method to identify the informative predictors and estimate their associated coefficients simultaneously. We first investigate the Lasso estimator and subsequently…

重新审视含滞后因变量的面板二元选择模型AI 解读

This paper revisits the identification and estimation of a class of semiparametric (distribution-free) panel data binary choice models with lagged dependent variables, exogenous covariates, and entity fixed effects. We provide a novel identification strategy, using an “identification at infinity” argument. In contrast with the celebrated Honoré and Kyriazidou (2000), our method permits time trends of any form and does not suffer from the “curse of dimensionality”. We propose…

多变量动态分位数预测的预言不等式AI 解读

I derive an oracle inequality for a family of possibly misspecified multivariate conditional autoregressive quantile models.The family includes standard specifications for (nonlinear) quantile prediction proposed in the literature.This inequality is used to establish that the predictor that minimizes the in-sample average check loss achieves the best out-of-sample performance within its class at a near optimal rate, even when the model is fully misspecified.An empirical…

内生折点门槛回归AI 解读

This article considers an endogenous kink threshold regression model with an unknown threshold value in a time series as well as a panel data framework, where both the threshold variable and regressors are allowed to be endogenous. We construct our estimators from a nonparametric control function approach and derive the consistency and asymptotic distribution of our proposed estimators. Monte Carlo simulations are used to assess the finite sample performance of our proposed…

门限自回归移动平均模型的稳健估计AI 解读

Threshold autoregressive moving-average (TARMA) models extend the popular TAR model and are among the few parametric time series specifications to include a moving average in a non-linear setting. The state dependent reactions to shocks is particularly appealing in Economics and Finance. However, no theory is currently available when the data present heavy tails or anomalous observations. Here we provide the first theoretical framework for robust M-estimation for TARMA…

区组随机实验与再随机化实验中 Lasso 调整的设计型理论AI 解读

Blocking, a special case of rerandomization, is routinely implemented in the design stage of randomized experiments to balance the baseline covariates. This study proposes a regression adjustment method based on the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (Lasso) to efficiently estimate the average treatment effect in randomized block experiments with high-dimensional covariates. We derive the asymptotic properties of the proposed estimator and outline the conditions…

利用大规模在线产品评分网络进行客户定位的模型式协同聚类AI 解读

Given the widely available online customer ratings on products, the individual-level rating prediction and clustering of customers and products are increasingly important for sellers to create targeting strategies for expanding the customer base and improving product ratings.However, the massive missing data problem is a significant challenge for modeling online product ratings.To address this issue, we propose a new co-clustering methodology based on a bipartite network…

时变因子模型的区分检验AI 解读

Time-varying factor models have been widely used to model changing relationships among economic and financial variables. The existing literature usually specifies the time-varying factor loadings as deterministic functions of time or unit root processes. This article proposes two consistent tests to distinguish between these two specifications based on a randomization approach. By setting the null hypothesis as either specification, we show that the proposed test statistics…

概率型分位数因子分析AI 解读

This article extends quantile factor analysis to a probabilistic variant that incorporates regularization and computationally efficient variational approximations. We establish through synthetic and real data experiments that the proposed estimator can, in many cases, achieve better accuracy than a recently proposed loss-based estimator. We contribute to the factor analysis literature by extracting new indexes of low, medium, and high economic policy uncertainty, as well as…

均值泛函估计的改进分治方法及其平均处理效应应用AI 解读

Mean estimation is an important issue in statistical inference and machine learning. We are concerned with estimating mean functional that is a function of several nonparametric functions when there is a large amount of observations. Directly estimating such mean functional through nonparametric smoothing has the complexity of at least a quadratic order of the sample size, which is computationally prohibitive for massive data. The divide-and-conquer approach are thus readily…

约束多项式似然AI 解读

We develop a non-negative polynomial minimum-norm likelihood ratio (PLR) of two distributions of which only moments are known. The sample PLR converges to the unknown population PLR under mild conditions. The methodology allows for additional shape restrictions, as we illustrate with two empirical applications. The first develops a PLR for the unknown transition density of a jump-diffusion process, while the second extracts a positive density directly from option prices. In…

随机分配下潜在结果均值的稳健与有效估计AI 解读

We study efficiency improvements in randomized experiments for estimating a vector of potential outcome means using regression adjustment (RA) when there are more than two treatment levels. We show that linear RA which estimates separate slopes for each assignment level is never worse, asymptotically, than using the subsample averages. We also show that separate RA improves over pooled RA except in the obvious case where slope parameters in the linear projections are…

系统性传染AI 解读

This article unifies existing systemic risk measures to present a novel intersecting notion of systemic contagion which captures institutional risk transmission amplified by a distressed financial system. The article constructs a test statistic for systemic contagion which demonstrates its systemic capacity in testing contagion under a series of numerical experiments. Using the new test the article constructs a forward-looking directed network to empirically measure the…

高维矩阵因子模型的准最大似然估计AI 解读

In this study, we introduce a novel approach, called the quasi maximum likelihood estimation (Q-MLE), for estimating large-dimensional matrix factor models. In contrast to the principal component analysis based approach, Q-MLE considers the heteroscedasticity of the idiosyncratic error term, the heteroscedasticity of which is simultaneously estimated with other parameters. Interestingly, under the homoscedasticity assumption of the idiosyncratic error, the Q-MLE estimator…

样本选择下的分布差异分解与性别工资差距AI 解读

I address the decomposition of the differences between the distribution of outcomes of two groups when individuals self-select themselves into participation. I differentiate between the decomposition for participants and the entire population, highlighting how the primitive components of the model affect each of the distributions of outcomes. Additionally, I introduce two ancillary decompositions that help uncover the sources of differences in the distribution of…

高维协变量下对异方差稳健的过度识别约束检验AI 解读

This paper proposes an overidentifying restriction test for high-dimensional linear instrumental variable models. The novelty of the proposed test is that it allows the number of covariates and instruments to be larger than the sample size. The test is scale-invariant and robust to heteroskedastic errors. To construct the final test statistic, we first introduce a test based on the maximum norm of multiple parameters that could be high-dimensional. The theoretical power…

已处理者分位数处理效应的双重差分估计量AI 解读

We propose a new difference-in-differences (DID) estimator of the quantile treatment effect on the treated (QTT). The model assumes a common time effect on the cumulative distribution functions of untreated potential outcomes, allowing for covariates. This condition holds if and only if the net change in the untreated outcome densities is common across treated and control groups. Unlike the Changes-in-Changes model proposed by Athey and Imbens (2006), our model is compatible…

独立冲击的核最大似然统计识别及全球原油市场应用AI 解读

Independent component analysis has emerged as a promising approach for revealing structural relationships in multivariate dynamic systems, particularly in scenarios with limited knowledge of causal patterns. This article introduces a robust kernel-based maximum likelihood (KML) estimation method that accommodates the distributional characteristics of the structural sources of data variation. Our Monte Carlo study demonstrates the superior performance of the KML estimator…

样本选择下的因果发生概率：重新分析 Jóvenes en Acción 对正规就业的影响AI 解读

This paper identifies the probability of causation when there is sample selection. We show that the probability of causation is partially identified for individuals who are always observed regardless of treatment status and derive sharp bounds under three increasingly restrictive sets of assumptions. The first set imposes an exogenous treatment and a monotone sample selection mechanism. To tighten these bounds, the second set also imposes the monotone treatment response…

融合不同信息来源的贝叶斯最优投资组合选择AI 解读

This article introduces Bayesian inference procedures for tangency portfolios, with a primary focus on deriving a new conjugate prior for portfolio weights. This approach not only enables direct inference about the weights but also seamlessly integrates additional information into the prior specification. Specifically, it automatically incorporates high-frequency returns and a market condition metric (MCM), exemplified by the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) and Economic Policy…