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The Hausman pretest estimator

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  • Chmelarova, Viera
  • Hill, R. Carter

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In a Monte Carlo experiment we show that using a small probability of Type I error may lead to reduced pretest estimator MSE when a Hausman pretest is used to choose between least squares and instrumental variables estimators.

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  • Chmelarova, Viera & Hill, R. Carter, 2010. "The Hausman pretest estimator," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 108(1), pages 96-99, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:108:y:2010:i:1:p:96-99
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