--- On Tue, 10/11/09, Christian Weiß wrote:
> I am estimating the following 2SLS model:
>
> Firm Performance = A B (C = E F Firm Performance)
>
> I noticed that whereas ivreg allows to use the SAME
> variable as overall depdndent varialble AND instrument,
> ivreg2 does not allow to do so.
> Personally, I consider it as awkward to somehow predict a
> variasble by itself, even on a 2sls, however I am
> wondering what is actually correct?
If I understand the IV stuff correctly you are assuming
that Firm performance only influences Firm performance
through C and that there is no direct effect of Firm
performance on itself. That assumptions just has to be
false.
-- Maarten
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Maarten L. Buis
Institut fuer Soziologie
Universitaet Tuebingen
Wilhelmstrasse 36
72074 Tuebingen
Germany
http://www.maartenbuis.nl
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