Penalized Likelihood for Dyadic Network Formation Models with Degree Heterogeneity
度异质性双边网络形成模型的惩罚似然估计
Estimating network formation models with degree heterogeneity raises two problems in empirical networks. First, agents that send no links, receive no links, or link to all remaining agents can make the fixed-effects MLE fail to exist. Trimming these agents changes the estimation sample and induces selection bias. Second, the incidental-parameter problem biases common parameters and average partial effects. We resolve both issues through a penalized likelihood approach. Our…