
handle: 10419/223656
Abstract This chapter extends the work of Baltagi, Bresson, Chaturvedi, and Lacroix (2018) to the popular dynamic panel data model. The authors investigate the robustness of Bayesian panel data models to possible misspecification of the prior distribution. The proposed robust Bayesian approach departs from the standard Bayesian framework in two ways. First, the authors consider the ε-contamination class of prior distributions for the model parameters as well as for the individual effects. Second, both the base elicited priors and the ε-contamination priors use Zellner’s (1986) g-priors for the variance–covariance matrices. The authors propose a general “toolbox” for a wide range of specifications which includes the dynamic panel model with random effects, with cross-correlated effects à la Chamberlain, for the Hausman–Taylor world and for dynamic panel data models with homogeneous/heterogeneous slopes and cross-sectional dependence. Using a Monte Carlo simulation study, the authors compare the finite sample properties of the proposed estimator to those of standard classical estimators. The chapter contributes to the dynamic panel data literature by proposing a general robust Bayesian framework which encompasses the conventional frequentist specifications and their associated estimation methods as special cases.
g-priors, Economics, g-Priors, Robust Bayesian Estimator, dynamic model, panel data, Public Affairs, Two-Stage Hierarchy, C11, robust Bayesian estimator, ε-Contamination, ddc:330, Panel Data, Dynamic Model, two-stage hierarchy, Public Policy and Public Administration, Type-II Maximum Likelihood Posterior Density, Economic Policy, C26, e-contamination, type-II maximum likelihood posterior density, C23
g-priors, Economics, g-Priors, Robust Bayesian Estimator, dynamic model, panel data, Public Affairs, Two-Stage Hierarchy, C11, robust Bayesian estimator, ε-Contamination, ddc:330, Panel Data, Dynamic Model, two-stage hierarchy, Public Policy and Public Administration, Type-II Maximum Likelihood Posterior Density, Economic Policy, C26, e-contamination, type-II maximum likelihood posterior density, C23
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