Estimation, Inference and Specification Analysis (Econometric Society Monographs, Series Number 22)

White, Halbert

ISBN 10: 0521252806 / ISBN 13: 9780521252805

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Estimation, Inference and Specification Analysis (Econometric Society Monographs, Series Number 22)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521252806
• ISBN 13: 9780521252805
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book examines the consequences of misspecifications ranging from the fundamental to the nonexistent for the interpretation of likelihood-based methods of statistical estimation and interference. Professor White first explores the underlying motivation for maximum-likelihood estimation, treats the interpretation of the maximum-likelihood estimator (MLE) for misspecified probability models and gives the conditions under which parameters of interest can be consistently estimated despite misspecification and the consequences of misspecification for hypothesis testing in estimating the asymptotic covariance matrix of the parameters. The analysis concludes with an examination of methods by which the possibility of misspecification can be empirically investigated and offers a variety of tests for misspecification.

Book Description

This book examines the consequences of misspecifications for the interpretation of likelihood-based methods of statistical estimation and interference. The analysis concludes with an examination of methods by which the possibility of misspecification can be empirically investigated.