Svetlana,
Quoting Svetlana Mira <[email protected]>:
> I've got exactly the same problem as Toni, but for a very large
> dataset (44 th obs over 13 years).
> I've evaluated my model based on fixed/random effects models.
> According to Hausman test fixed
> effects model is the most appropriate. I have used xttest3 to test
> for heterosk; xtserial and pantest2 to
> test for autocorrelation for the fixed effects model. Based on the
> results, my model suffers from
> both - autocorrelation and heteros. Following Clieve's advice I have
> used xtgls y x1 x2 x3, c(p) force
> to cure for autocorr and heterosk. However, a message saying that
> "matsize too small - should be
> at least 6243" has appeared. I have tried to increase the memory
> (set memory 700m) and matsize
> (set matsize 4000) to the maximum (allowed by my computer), but it
> seems that it is not enough.
> Any suggestions?
A simple and effective alternative is to estimate with fixed effects and
cluster-robust standard errors. The cluster option will give you standard
errors that are robust to arbitrary within-group correlation as well as
heteroskedasticity. Arbitary within-group correlation includes
autocorrelation of any form.
The only problem is that xtreg doesn't accept a cluster option. However,
areg will do fixed effects estimation, and does have a cluster option.
So... if you estimate using areg and cluster, you will get the same fixed
effects coefficients, but your standard errors will be robust to
heteroskedasticity and arbitrary autocorrelation, and this may be good
enough for your purposes.
BTW, one reason this works for you is because you have a large-N panel,
i.e., the number of clusters is large. For the asymptotics behind the
cluster option to work, the number of clusters needs to go off to
infinity, and 44k is not a bad step towards getting there. I keep seeing
regressions reported in papers where people use the cluster option with
tiny numbers of clusters - today I saw one where the number of clusters
was 6 (!!).
Hope this helps.
--Mark
>
> Svetlana Mira
>
>
> On 26 May 2004 at 0:20, Antonio Rodrigues Andres wrote:
>
> > Thanks Clive
> > I just wonder if I want to estimate a fixed effects model with
> ar(1) and
> > accounting for heteroskedasticity, I should use xtgls as follows
> >
> > xtgls dep.var indep.var indi.dummies, force p(corr)
> >
> > is that correct?
> > Toni
> >
> > >>> [email protected] 05/25/04 11:57 PM >>>
> > Antonio Rodrigues Andres wrote:
> >
> > > I tried
> > > xtgls y x1 x2 x3, force p(corr)
> > > but it appears the message
> > > panels must be balanced
> > >
> > > what is wrong?
> >
> > Try:
> >
> > . xtgls y x1 x2 x3, c(p) force
> >
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