--- Francesco Mariotti <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am estimating a model of simultaneous equations and I have to
> impose some nonlinear constraints on the parameters. Here is an
> example of what I have to estimate:
>
> Y1=X1*b1+X2*b2+X3*b3
> Y2=X1*t1+X2*t2+X3*t3
>
> The nonlinear constraints I want to impose on this model are of this
> type:
> t1/b1=t2/b2
>
> I am estimating the model using 3SLS.
>
> Here is the question: How can I easily impose those constraints? Is
> there an easier way than going through the "makecns" programming?? If
> I have to go through the programming, how do I specify/create the
> constraint matrix?
That is tough, you probably could do it using -ml- by specifying the
likelihood function that already incorporates that constraint. If you
want to go along this road you will probably want to buy this book:
http://www.stata.com/bookstore/mle.html
Hope this helps,
Maarten
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Department of Social Research Methodology
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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