Pairwise-Difference Estimation of a Dynamic Optimization Model
We develop a new estimation methodology for dynamic optimization models with unobserved shocks and deterministic accumulation of the observed state variables. Investment models are an important example of such models. Our pairwise-difference approach exploits two common features of these models: (1) the monotonicity of the agent's decision (policy) function in the shocks, conditional on the observed state variables; and (2) the state-contingent nature of optimal decision making which implies that, conditional on the observed state variables, the variation in observed choices across agents must be due to randomness in the shocks across agents. We illustrate our procedure by estimating a dynamic trading model for the milk production quota market in Ontario, Canada. Copyright , Wiley-Blackwell.
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2010
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Authors: | Hong, Han ; Shum, Matthew |
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Review of Economic Studies. - Oxford University Press. - Vol. 77.2010, 1, p. 273-304
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Oxford University Press |
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