Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
submittedVersion
Publication Date
6-2017
Abstract
Ordinary least-squares (OLS) is well known to produce an inconsistent estimator of the spatial parameter in pure spatial autoregression (SAR). In this paper, we explore the potential of indirect inference to correct the inconsistency of OLS. Under broad conditions, it is shown that indirect inference (II) based on OLS produces consistent and asymptotically normal estimates in pure SAR regression. The II estimator used here is robust to departures from normal disturbances and is computationally straightforward compared with quasi-maximum likelihood (QML). Monte Carlo experiments based on various specifications of the weight matrix show that: (a) the II estimator displays little bias even in very small samples and gives overall performance that is comparable to the QML while raising variance insome cases; (b) II applied to QML also enjoys good finite sample properties; and (c) II shows robust performance in the presence of heavy-tailed error distributions.
Keywords
Bias, Binding function, Inconsistency, Indirect Inference, Spatial autoregression.
Discipline
Econometrics
Research Areas
Econometrics
Publication
Econometrics Journal
Volume
20
Issue
2
First Page
168
Last Page
189
ISSN
1368-4221
Identifier
10.1111/ectj.12084
Publisher
Wiley
Citation
KYRIACOU, Maria; PHILLIPS, Peter C. B.; and ROSSI, Francesca.
Indirect inference in spatial autoregression. (2017). Econometrics Journal. 20, (2), 168-189.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/2099
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Authors
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1111/ectj.12084