Bootstrap Standard Error Estimates and Inference

S-Tier
Journal: Econometrica
Year: 2021
Volume: 89
Issue: 4
Pages: 1963-1977

Authors (2)

Score contribution per author:

4.022 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

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

Abstract

Asymptotic justification of the bootstrap often takes the form of weak convergence of the bootstrap distribution to some limit distribution. Theoretical literature recognized that the weak convergence does not imply consistency of the bootstrap second moment or the bootstrap variance as an estimator of the asymptotic variance, but such concern is not always reflected in the applied practice. We bridge the gap between the theory and practice by showing that such common bootstrap based standard error in fact leads to a potentially conservative inference.

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RePEc Handle
repec:wly:emetrp:v:89:y:2021:i:4:p:1963-1977
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-25