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A Nonparametric Regression Estimator that Adapts to Error Distribution of Unknown Form

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  • Oliver Linton
  • Zhijie Xiao

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We propose a new estimator for nonparametric regression based on local likelihood estimation using an estimated error score function obtained from the residuals of a preliminary nonparametric regression. We show that our estimator is asymptotically equivalent to the infeasible local maximum likelihood estimator [Staniswalis (1989)], and hence improves on standard kernel estimators when the error distribution is not normal. We investigate the finite sample performance of our procedure on simulated data.

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  • Oliver Linton & Zhijie Xiao, 2001. "A Nonparametric Regression Estimator that Adapts to Error Distribution of Unknown Form," STICERD - Econometrics Paper Series 419, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE.
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    Keywords

    Adaptive estimation; asymptotic expansions; efficiency; kernel; local likelihood estimation; nonparametric regression.;
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    JEL classification:

    • C13 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Estimation: General
    • C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
    • C24 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Truncated and Censored Models; Switching Regression Models; Threshold Regression Models

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