A Method for Working with Sign Restrictions in Structural Equation Modelling

作者:Ouliaris Sam*; Pagan Adrian
来源:Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2016, 78(5): 605-622.
DOI:10.1111/obes.12137

摘要

The paper sets out a method for handling sign restrictions in systems of simultaneous equations which are only partially identified. These sign restrictions might apply to either structural equation parameters or functions of them such as impulse responses. Initially a range of values for the unidentified parameters are generated and then the role of sign restrictions is to narrow the range. It is simple to apply and can be handled in packages such as EViews and Stata. Examples are given of how to implement it in a number of cases where there are both parametric and sign restrictions.

  • 出版日期2016-10