Testing the rationality of expectations of qualitative outcomes

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Applied Econometrics
Year: 2018
Volume: 33
Issue: 6
Pages: 837-852

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2.011 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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Abstract

This article provides an adequate statistic for testing the rationality of point predictions of categorical outcomes under a subjective median or mode assumption. The test improves upon previous approaches by accounting for all the required moment inequalities and their respective covariance matrix in a single statistic. Monte Carlo simulations show that the test has an improved Type I error, especially in cases with multiple modes. Applying these tests to a dataset with parents' and students' predictions of school scores, I find that respondents are biased towards expecting higher grades and that students' expectations are correlated with the time of study.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:wly:japmet:v:33:y:2018:i:6:p:837-852
Journal Field
Econometrics
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-25