Identifying Demand Elasticity via Heteroscedasticity. A Panel GMM Approach to Estimation and Inference

Thomas von Brasch (), Arvid Raknerud () and Trond C. Vigtel ()
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Trond C. Vigtel: Statistics Norway, http://www.ssb.no/en/forskning/ansatte

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Abstract: This paper introduces a panel GMM framework for identifying and estimating demand elasticities via heteroscedasticity. While existing panel estimators address the simultaneity problem, the state-ofthe-art Feenstra/Soderbery (F/S) estimator suffers from inconsistency, inefficiency, and lacks a valid framework for inference. We develop a constrained GMM (C-GMM) estimator that is consistent and derive a uniform formula of its asymptotic standard error that is valid even at the boundary of the parameter space. A Monte Carlo study demonstrates the consistency of the C-GMM estimator and shows that it substantially reduces bias and root mean squared error compared to the F/S estimator. Unlike the F/S estimator, the C-GMM estimator maintains high coverage of confidence intervals across a wide range of sample sizes and parameter values, enabling more reliable inference.

Keywords: Demand Elasticity; Panel Data; Heteroscedasticity; GMM; Constrained Estimation; Bagging (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C13 C33 C36 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 47 pages
Date: 2024-10
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