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Panel Data Quantile Regression with Grouped Fixed Effects

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  • Jiaying Gu
  • Stanislav Volgushev

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This paper introduces estimation methods for grouped latent heterogeneity in panel data quantile regression. We assume that the observed individuals come from a heterogeneous population with a finite number of types. The number of types and group membership is not assumed to be known in advance and is estimated by means of a convex optimization problem. We provide conditions under which group membership is estimated consistently and establish asymptotic normality of the resulting estimators. Simulations show that the method works well in finite samples when T is reasonably large. To illustrate the proposed methodology we study the effects of the adoption of Right-to-Carry concealed weapon laws on violent crime rates using panel data of 51 U.S. states from 1977 - 2010.

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  • Jiaying Gu & Stanislav Volgushev, 2018. "Panel Data Quantile Regression with Grouped Fixed Effects," Papers 1801.05041, arXiv.org, revised Aug 2018.
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