Semiparametric Learning of Integral Functionals on Submanifolds

Xiaohong Chen and Wayne Yuan Gao

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Abstract: This paper studies the semiparametric estimation and inference of integral functionals on submanifolds, which arise naturally in a variety of econometric settings. For linear integral functionals on a regular submanifold, we show that the semiparametric plug-in estimator attains the minimax-optimal convergence rate $n^{-\frac{s}{2s+d-m}}$, where $s$ is the H\"{o}lder smoothness order of the underlying nonparametric function, $d$ is the dimension of the first-stage nonparametric estimation, $m$ is the dimension of the submanifold over which the integral is taken. This rate coincides with the standard minimax-optimal rate for a $(d-m)$-dimensional nonparametric estimation problem, illustrating that integration over the $m$-dimensional manifold effectively reduces the problem's dimensionality. We then provide a general asymptotic normality theorem for linear/nonlinear submanifold integrals, along with a consistent variance estimator. We provide simulation evidence in support of our theoretical results.

Date: 2025-07
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