The Maximum Number of Parameters for the Hausman Test When the Estimators are from Different Sets of Equations

Hausman (1978) developed a widely-used model specification test that has passed the test of time. The test is based on two estimators, one being consistent under the null hypothesis but inconsistent under the alternative, and the other being consistent under both the null and alternative hypotheses....

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Autores: Nawata , Kazumitsu, McAleer, Michael
Tipo de recurso: informe técnico
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/41534
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/41534
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hausman test
Specification test
Number of parameters
Instrumental variable (IV) model
Box-Cox model
Sample selection bias.
Econometría (Economía)
5302 Econometría
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Sumario:Hausman (1978) developed a widely-used model specification test that has passed the test of time. The test is based on two estimators, one being consistent under the null hypothesis but inconsistent under the alternative, and the other being consistent under both the null and alternative hypotheses. In this paper, we show that the asymptotic variance of the difference of the two estimators can be a singular matrix. Moreover, in calculating the Hausman test there is a maximum number of parameters which is the number of different equations that are used to obtain the two estimators. Three illustrative examples are used, namely an exogeneity test for the linear regression model, a test for the Box-Cox transformation, and a test for sample selection bias.