Estimation, Inference and Specification Analysis

Klappentext This book examines the consequences of misspecifications from the fundamental to the nonexistent for the interpretation of likelihood-based methods of statistical estimation and interference. Zusammenfassung This book examines the consequences of misspecifications from the fundamental to the nonexistent for the interpretation of likelihood-based methods of statistical estimation and interference. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introductory remarks; 2. Probability densities, likelihood functions and the quasi-maximum likelihood estimator; 3. Consistency of the QMLE; 4. Correctly specified models of density; 5. Correctly specified models of conditional expectation; 6. The asymptotic distribution of the QMLE and the information matrix equality; 7. Asymptotic efficiency; 8. Hypothesis testing and asymptotic covariance matrix estimation; 9. Specification testing via m-tests; 10. Applications of m-testing; 11. Information matrix testing; 12. Conclusion; Appendix 1. Elementary concepts of measure theory and the Radon-Nikodym theorem; Appendix 2. Uniform laws of large numbers; Appendix 3. Central limit theorems.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: White Halbert, Halbert White, Halbert (University of California White, The late Halbert White
• Mitarbeit: Andrew Chesher (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 28.06.1996
• EAN: 9780521574464
• ISBN: 978-0-521-57446-4
• Seiten: 396
• Serie: Econometric Society Monographs
• Thema: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Volkswirtschaft