Part A – Chernozhukov
| SES # | TOPICS | LECTURE NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Methods for nonlinear models: maximum likelihood estimation (MLE), generalized method of moments (GMM), minimum distance, extremum | Basic overview of some principal methods (PDF) |
| L2-L5 | Large sample theory, asymptotic theory, discrete choice, censoring, and sample selection |
Consistency for extremum estimators (PDF - 3.6 MB) Consistency (cont.) Asymptotic distribution of extremum estimators (PDF) Asymptotic distribution of GMM/nonlinear instrumental variables (IV) (PDF) Two-step estimators, efficiency, one-step estimators (PDF) |
| L6-L7 | Bootstrap, subsampling, and finite-sample methods |
Bootstrap and finite sample inference (PDF) Consistency and accuracy of bootstrap (PDF) |
| L8-L9 | Quantile regression (QR) and distributional methods |
An introduction to quantile methods (PDF) Quantile methods 2: equivariance, GMM for quantiles, endogenous models, empirical examples (PDF) |
| L10-L11 | Bayesian and quasi-Bayesian methods (from a classical view) | Bayesian and quasi-Bayesian methods (PDF) |
| L12 | Bounds and partial identification | Set estimation and inference in moment condition models (PDF) |
Part B – Newey
| SES # | TOPICS | LECTURE NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| L13-L14 | GMM: identification, estimation, testing, bias, selecting moments |
Generalized method of moments notes (PDF) GMM estimation and testing slides (PDF) GMM estimation and testing II slides (PDF) |
| L15 | Weak and many instruments | |
| L16-L17 | Nonparametric estimation |
Nonparametric and semiparametric estimation notes (PDF) Nonparametric regression slides (PDF) Locally linear regression notes (PDF) |
| L18-L19 | Semiparametric estimation |
Nonparametric and semiparametric estimation notes (PDF) Semiparametric models and estimators slides (PDF) |
| L20 | Treatment effects |
Treatment effects notes (PDF) Treatment effects I slides (PDF) Treatment effects II slides (PDF) |
| L21-L22 | Nonlinear models in panel data | Nonlinear panel data slides (PDF) |
| L23-L25 | Economic modeling and econometrics | Demand estimation with imperfect competition slides (PDF) |
References for Part A
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Chernozhukov, Victor, and Han Hong. "An MCMC Approach to Classical Estimation." Journal of Econometrics 115, no. 2 (August 2003): 293-346.
DeGroot, Morris H., and Mark J. Schervish. Probability and Statistics. 3rd ed. Boston, Pearson Education, 2001.
Haile, Philip A., and Elie Tamer. "Inference with an Incomplete Model of English Auctions." Journal of Political Economy 111, no. 1 (February 2003): 1-51. (
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Hayashi, Fumio. Econometrics. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2000. ISBN: 9780691010182.
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Newey, Whitney K., and Daniel McFadden. "Large Sample Estimation and Hypothesis Testing." In Handbook of Econometrics. Vol. 4. Edited by Daniel McFadden and Robert Engle. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier, North-Holland, 1999, chapter 36, pp. 2113-2245. ISBN: 9780444887665.
James L. Powell. "Least Absolute Deviations Estimation for the Censored Regression Model." Journal of Econometrics 25, no. 3 (July 1984): 303-325.
Ruud, Paul A. An Introduction to Classical Econometric Theory. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN: 9780195111644.
van der Vaart, A. W. Asymptotic Statistics. Cambridge, U. K.: Cambridge University Press, 1998. ISBN: 9780521496032.
Wooldridge, Jeffrey M. Econometric Analysis of Cross Section and Panel Data. 2nd ed. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2008. ISBN: 9780262232586. ( Previous edition, 2001, ISBN: 9780262232197.)