Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/159760 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
Quaderni - Working Paper DSE No. 921
Publisher: 
Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche (DSE), Bologna
Abstract: 
We study a simple exogeneity test in count data models with possibly endogenous multinomial treatment. The test is based on Two Stage Residual Inclusion (2SRI). Results from a broad Monte Carlo study provide novel evidence on important features of this approach in nonlinear settings. We find differences in the finite sample performance of various likelihood-based tests under correct specification and when the outcome equation is misspecified due to neglected over-dispersion or non-linearity. We compare alternative 2SRI procedures and uncover that standardizing the variance of the first stage residuals leads to higher power of the test and reduces the bias of the treatment coefficients. An original application in health economics corroborates our findings.
JEL: 
C12
C31
C35
I11
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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