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st: interpretation of sureg with no significant results
From
Mirko Moro <[email protected]>
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Subject
st: interpretation of sureg with no significant results
Date
Sat, 3 Nov 2012 23:50:27 +0000
Dear Statalisters,
A referee suggested to run the following type of SUR
sureg (y1 x1 x2) (x1 x2)
because he feels that x2 might have both a direct impact on y1, as
well as an indirect one via x2.
The results for the first equation shows that the coefficients on x1
and x2 are statistically significant and are virtually identical to a
simple regression such as:
reg y1 x1 x2
In the second regression the coefficient on x2 is *not* statistically
significant.
Is it correct to affirm that these results suggest that the effect of
x2 on y1 is direct and it is not mediated by x1?
Hope somebody can shed some light on this.
Best wishes,
Mirko
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Mirko Moro
Lecturer in Economics
Economics Division
University of Stirling
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Scotland (UK)
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