Robust Two-Pass Cross-Sectional Regressions: A Minimum Distance Approach

Seung Ahn (), Christopher Gadarowski and M. Fabricio Perez ()

Journal of Financial Econometrics, 2012, vol. 10, issue 4, 669-701

Abstract: We examine the asymptotic and finite-sample properties of the two-pass (TP) cross-sectional regressions estimators when factors and asset returns are conditionally heteroskedastic and/or autocorrelated. Using a minimum distance approach, we derive the heteroskedasticity- and/or autocorrelation-consistent (HAC) standard errors and the optimal TP estimator. A HAC model specification test statistic is also derived. Our Monte Carlo simulation results reveal the importance of controlling for autocorrelation. The HAC standard errors produce the most reliable inferences under autocorrelation. The HAC specification test is a viable alternative if the number of asset returns is small and the number of time-series observations is large. (JEL: C12, C13, C3) Copyright The Author, 2012. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org, Oxford University Press.

Date: 2012
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