Nonparametric Instrumental Variable Estimators of Structural Quantile Effects

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Victor Chernozhukov

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics

O. Scaillet

Swiss Finance Institute - University of Geneva

Patrick Gagliardini

University of Lugano; Swiss Finance Institute

Date Written: September 7, 2011

Abstract

We study the asymptotic distribution of Tikhonov Regularized estimation of quantile structural effects implied by a nonseparable model. The nonparametric instrumental variable estimator is based on a minimum distance principle. We show that the minimum distance problem without regularization is locally ill-posed, and consider penalization by the norms of the parameter and its derivatives. We derive pointwise asymptotic normality and develop a consistent estimator of the asymptotic variance. We study the small sample properties via simulation results, and provide an empirical illustration to estimation of nonlinear pricing curves for telecommunications services in the U.S.

Keywords: Nonparametric Quantile Regression, Instrumental Variable, Ill-Posed Inverse Problems, Tikhonov Regularization, Nonlinear Pricing Curve.

JEL Classification: C13, C14, D12, G12

Suggested Citation

Chernozhukov, Victor and Scaillet, Olivier and Gagliardini, Patrick, Nonparametric Instrumental Variable Estimators of Structural Quantile Effects (September 7, 2011). Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 08-03, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1090151 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1090151

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Olivier Scaillet (Contact Author)

Swiss Finance Institute - University of Geneva ( email )

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Patrick Gagliardini

University of Lugano ( email )

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