RE: RE: st: Valid instrument test for exactly identified regression

["Schaffer, Mark E" <M.E.Schaffer@hw.ac.uk>]

Justina,

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> Justina Fischer
> Sent: 15 June 2011 14:19
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> Subject: Re: RE: st: Valid instrument test for exactly 
> identified regression
> 
> well, validity implies that the exclusion restriction is satisfied. 
> At least I learned this in grad school...

True.  But it's not testable if the equation is just-identified.  You
only have degrees of freedom available for testing if it's
overidentified (hence the name of the test - Eric's point).

> Nevertheless, he needs more and better instruments.

Indeed!

--Mark

> JF
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> > Datum: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:10:22 +0100
> > Von: "Schaffer, Mark E" <M.E.Schaffer@hw.ac.uk>
> > An: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> > Betreff: RE: st: Valid instrument test for exactly identified 
> > regression
> 
> > Justina,
> > 
> > I don't think the test you proposed makes sense, to be 
> honest.  (Maybe 
> > you had in mind a test of the exogeneity of the endogenous 
> regressor?) 
> > But your conclusion - find a second instrument - is sensible.
> > 
> > --Mark
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> > > [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf 
> Of Justina 
> > > Fischer
> > > Sent: 15 June 2011 13:56
> > > To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> > > Subject: Re: st: Valid instrument test for exactly identified 
> > > regression
> > > 
> > > so it  was significant at the 10% level ? That's no good.
> > > Try to find a second instrument for decent testing (e.g.a 
> quadratic 
> > > term of your first instrument) .
> > > JF
> > > 
> > > -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> > > > Datum: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:45:23 +0000
> > > > Von: etanebay@yahoo.com
> > > > An: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> > > > Betreff: Re: st: Valid instrument test for exactly identified 
> > > > regression
> > > 
> > > > Hi thanks, I've already tried that informally and the IV wasn't 
> > > > significant at 95%. But is there a Hansen J-like test I can
> > > do that is more formal?
> > > > Thanks. 
> > > > 
> > > > 
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> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: "Justina Fischer" <JAVFischer@gmx.de>
> > > > Sender: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> > > > Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:34:03
> > > > To: <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu>
> > > > Reply-To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.eduSubject: Re: st: Valid 
> > > > instrument test for exactly identified regression
> > > > 
> > > > well, going back to your econometric textbook you could
> > > test whether
> > > > the instrument is significant when added to the main
> > > regression (exclusion
> > > > restriction)   - it should not be....
> > > > 
> > > > Justina Fischer
> > > > -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> > > > > Datum: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:10:32 +0000
> > > > > Von: etanebay@yahoo.com
> > > > > An: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> > > > > Betreff: st: Valid instrument test for exactly identified
> > > regression
> > > > 
> > > > > Hi all,
> > > > > I have a model that is exactly identified, so the
> > > xtivreg2 command
> > > > > gives me a zero for the Hansen J statistic.
> > > > > Can you please advise: how do I test the validity of the
> > > IV, that it
> > > > > doesn't correlate with the errors in the structural equation?
> > > > > I know the IV is relevant from the first stage (1st stage 
> > > > > F-test, weak-instrument robust inference tests -- all 
> reject null at 99%).
> > > > > Thanks!
> > > > > E
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