Variable selection in panel models with breaks

Simon C. Smith, Allan Timmermann and Yinchu Zhu ()

Journal of Econometrics, 2019, vol. 212, issue 1, 323-344

Abstract: We develop a Bayesian approach that performs variable selection in panel regression models affected by breaks. Our approach enables deactivation of pervasive regressors and activation of weak regressors for short periods (regimes). We establish theoretical results on the concentration properties of the posterior as well as the rate of convergence for estimating the break dates. Our methodology is demonstrated in simulations and in an empirical application to firms’ choice of capital structure. We find that ignoring breaks can lead to overestimating the number of relevant regressors, but also a failure to activate regressors that are informative only in short-lived regimes.

Keywords: Variable selection; Structural breaks; Panel data; Bayesian analysis; High-dimensional modeling; Firms’ choice of capital structure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C11 C15 G10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2019.04.033

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