Targeted Undersmoothing: Sensitivity Analysis for Sparse Estimators

A-Tier
Journal: Review of Economics and Statistics
Year: 2023
Volume: 105
Issue: 1
Pages: 101-112

Authors (3)

Christian Hansen (University of Chicago) Damian Kozbur (not in RePEc) Sanjog Misra (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

1.341 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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

Abstract

This paper proposes a procedure for assessing the sensitivity of inferential conclusions for functionals of sparse high-dimensional models following model selection. The proposed procedure is called targeted undersmoothing. Functionals considered include dense functionals that may depend on many or all elements of the high-dimensional parameter vector. The sensitivity analysis is based on systematic enlargements of an initially selected model. By varying the enlargements, one can conduct sensitivity analysis about the strength of empirical conclusions to model selection mistakes. We illustrate the procedure's performance through simulation experiments and two empirical examples.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:tpr:restat:v:105:y:2023:i:1:p:101-112
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25