Measuring the Sensitivity of Parameter Estimates to Estimation Moments

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Journal: Quarterly Journal of Economics
Year: 2017
Volume: 132
Issue: 4
Pages: 1553-1592

Authors (3)

Isaiah Andrews (not in RePEc) Matthew Gentzkow (not in RePEc) Jesse M. Shapiro (Harvard University)

Score contribution per author:

2.681 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We propose a local measure of the relationship between parameter estimates and the moments of the data they depend on. Our measure can be computed at negligible cost even for complex structural models. We argue that reporting this measure can increase the transparency of structural estimates, making it easier for readers to predict the way violations of identifying assumptions would affect the results. When the key assumptions are orthogonality between error terms and excluded instruments, we show that our measure provides a natural extension of the omitted variables bias formula for nonlinear models. We illustrate with applications to published articles in several fields of economics.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:oup:qjecon:v:132:y:2017:i:4:p:1553-1592.
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-29