Instrument-free identification and estimation of differentiated products models using cost data

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Econometrics
Year: 2022
Volume: 228
Issue: 2
Pages: 278-301

Authors (4)

Byrne, David P. (not in RePEc) Imai, Susumu (not in RePEc) Jain, Neelam (City University) Sarafidis, Vasilis (Brunel University London)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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

Abstract

We propose a new methodology for identifying and estimating demand in differentiated products models when demand and cost data are available. The method deals with the endogeneity of prices to demand shocks and the endogeneity of outputs to cost shocks by using cost data rather than instruments. Further, we allow for unobserved market size. Using Monte Carlo experiments, we show that our method works well in contexts where commonly used instruments are invalid. We also apply our method to the estimation of deposit demand in the US banking industry.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:econom:v:228:y:2022:i:2:p:278-301
Journal Field
Econometrics
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25