st: Appropriate version of Hansen J-test with xtabond2 and year effects

[Ariel BenYishay <a.benyishay@unsw.edu.au>]

I'm using the xtabond2 package to run a difference GMM model.  My
model has year dummies, which enter "IV style":

xi: xtabond2 y l.(y) i.year, gmm(l.(y)) iv(i.year) noleveleq robust

In this case, from what I understand, the transformed year effects act
as their own instruments in the first stage. That makes them invalid
as classical instruments, right?  That is, when they are included in
the Hansen J-test (the default), they would tend to be rejected (i.e.,
they would push the chi-squared stat up, potentially leading to
over-rejection).  I note that xtabond2 automatically reports both the
standard J-test and version without the year dummies -- is the latter
(excluding the dummies) the more appropriate test?

Thanks!
--
Ariel BenYishay
Lecturer (Assistant Professor)
School of Economics
University of New South Wales
a.benyishay (at) unsw.edu.au

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