- Reducing the Asymptotic Bias of Weak Instruments Estimation Using Independently Repeated Cross-sectional Information
- Zongwu Cai, Ying Fang
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- 1999 20131014 (published) Views:24501
- We show that independently repeated cross-sectional data can reduce the asymptotic bias when instruments are weakly correlated to the endogenous variables. When both N and T go to infinite, we can obtain consistent estimators even if instruments are weak.
- JEL-Codes: C13 C33
- Keywords: Bias reduction; Weak instruments; Panel data.
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