Finite-Sample Moments of the MLE for the Binary Logit Model

Qian Chen and David Giles

No 801, Econometrics Working Papers from Department of Economics, University of Victoria

Abstract: We examine the finite sample properties of the MLE for the Logit model with random covariates. We derive the second order bias and MSE function for the MLE in this model, and undertake some numerical evaluations to illustrate the analytic results. From these numerical results we find, for example, that the bias correction that we provide is effective, and that the bias-corrected estimator is more efficient than the uncorrected MLE.

Keywords: Logit model; mean squared error; bias correction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C01 C13 C25 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21 pages
Date: 2008-02-01
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Note: ISSN 1485-6441
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