st: RE: Difference Model

[Nick Cox <n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk>]

I don't see how you think we can help. There is no context here and no explanation of why any model might make sense for whatever is your research problem. 

If you are saying that you want to select times at which -h1- differs from its previous value then 

... if h1 != h1[_n-1] 

selects such observations. 

Nick 
n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk 

vikramfinavker

I have a data like this...

year  firmid h1 x1 x2    x3 x4  x5
1998     1      0  1    10 
1999     1      0  1    11
2000     1      0  1    12
2001     1      0  1    12
2002     1      1  1    13
2003     1      1  1    18
2004     1      1  1    17
2005     1      1  1    16
2006     1      1  1    15
2007     1      1  1    14
1998     2      0  1    10 
1999     2      0  1    11
2000     2      0  1    12
2001     2      0  1    12
2002     2      0  1    13
2003     2      0  1    18
2004     2      1  1    17
2005     2      1  1    16
2006     2      1  1    15
2007     2      1  1    14

Now i want to run regression using following way;
reg x3 h1 x2

but i want to use only those observations where variables "h1" changes to
either "1" or "0". can i use first difference model.? Does it help me in
this case? can i run regression like:

reg x3 d.h1 x2 

or do i have to run it like this

reg d.x3 d.h1 d.x2

Please let me know if you can help.


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