Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/171911 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Citation: 
[Journal:] Econometrics [ISSN:] 2225-1146 [Volume:] 5 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] MDPI [Place:] Basel [Year:] 2017 [Pages:] 1-17
Publisher: 
MDPI, Basel
Abstract: 
We consider the problem of testing for a structural break in the spatial lag parameter in a panel model (spatial autoregressive). We propose a likelihood ratio test of the null hypothesis of no break against the alternative hypothesis of a single break. The limiting distribution of the test is derived under the null when both the number of individual units N and the number of time periods T is large or N is fixed and T is large. The asymptotic critical values of the test statistic can be obtained analytically. We also propose a break-date estimator that can be employed to determine the location of the break point following evidence against the null hypothesis. We present Monte Carlo evidence to show that the proposed procedure performs well in finite samples. Finally, we consider an empirical application of the test on budget spillovers and interdependence in fiscal policy within the U.S. states.
Subjects: 
panel model
structural change
spatial econometrics
spatio-temporal
U.S. state budget
JEL: 
C01
C22
C23
H72
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