Abstract
In panel data analysis, it is important to identify subgroups of units with heterogeneous parameters. This can not only increase the model flexibility but also produce more efficient estimation by pooling information across units within the same group. In this paper, we propose a new quantile-regression-based clustering method for panel data. We develop an iterative algorithm using a similar idea of k-means clustering to identify subgroups with heterogeneous slopes at a single quantile level or across multiple quantiles. The asymptotic properties of the group membership estimator and corresponding group-specific slope estimator are established. The finite sample performance of the proposed method is assessed through simulation and the analysis of an economic growth data.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 54-67 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Journal of Econometrics |
Volume | 213 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2021-04-10Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): OSR-2015-CRG4-2582
Acknowledgements: The authors would like to thank two anonymous reviewers and the editor for constructive comments and helpful suggestions. This research is supported by National Science Foundation grant DMS-1712760, the OSR-2015-CRG4-2582 grant from KAUST, the National Natural Science Foundation of China grants 11671096, 11690013 and 11731011, a fellowship from China Scholarship Council, the Key Laboratory for Applied Statistics of MOE, Northeast Normal University130028849, and the IR/D program from the National Science Foundation. Any opinion, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- History and Philosophy of Science
- Economics and Econometrics
- Applied Mathematics