Dear Alice,
Note that if Y~Poisson(lambda) then E(Y)=3Dlambda and in MLE framework
lambda_hat =3D mean(Y). When you add exogenous covariates you are adding th=
e
following equation to your problem lambda =3D exp(X*beta). The use of exp()
function is because lambda should be positive.
On the other hand, IV process assumes that your problem is linear and
unbounded, this means that Y is distribute over real line and the relation
that you have E(Y) =3D X*beta. As you can see this is not that you want, wh=
ich
is E(Y) =3Dexp(X*beta).
The "right" solution for your problem is GMM. Basically you have the
following moment condition E{[Y-exp(beta*X)]&Z}=3D0, where & is outer produ=
ct.
In words, the errors of your expected value in the poisson process are
orthogonal to some instruments variables (Z). Note GMM in this case is
non-linear, but not too difficult to implement by hand using the sample
counterpart.
The lazy solution is change the dependent variable and use IV process, usin=
g
log(Y) instead of Y. Note that this is "statistical" wrong because log[E(Y)=
]
is not equal to E[log(Y)]. Even worse, Y could be zero, in which case you
have to use log(Y+a) with a>0.
I hope this helps you
Rodrigo.
----- Original Message -----
From: "ALICE DOBSON" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 8:43 AM
Subject: st: xtpoisson with endogenous covariate?
> Hi all,
> I use Stata 9.1. What can I do if my count dependent variable is
> simultaneously determined with a continuous covariate in a panel data
> setting? In such a case my xtpoisson estimates would be biased. I have
> good instrumental variables in the data. Should I ignore my count data
> dependent variable and simply use xtivreg2 instead?
> Best,
> Alice
>
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