Abstract
Limit theory is developed for the dynamic panel IV estimator in the presence of an autoregressive root near unity. In the unit root case, Anderson–Hsiao lagged variable instruments satisfy orthogonality conditions but are well known to be irrelevant. For a fixed time series sample size (T) IV is inconsistent and approaches a shifted Cauchy-distributed random variate as the cross-section sample sizen→ ∞. But whenT→ ∞, either for fixednor asn→ ∞, IV is$\sqrt T$consistent and its limit distribution is a ratio of random variables that converges to twice a standard Cauchy asn→ ∞. In this case, the usual instruments are uncorrelated with the regressor but irrelevance does not prevent consistent estimation. The same Cauchy limit theory holds sequentially and jointly as (n,T) → ∞ with no restriction on the divergence rates ofnandT.When the common autoregressive root$\rho = 1 + c/\sqrt T$the panel comprises a collection of mildly integrated time series. In this case, the IV estimator is$\sqrt n$consistent for fixedTand$\sqrt {nT}$consistent with limit distributionN(0, 4) when (n,T) → ∞ sequentially or jointly. These results are robust for common roots of the formρ= 1+c/Tγfor allγ∈ (0, 1) and joint convergence holds. Limit normality holds but the variance changes whenγ= 1. Whenγ> 1 joint convergence fails and sequential limits differ with different rates of convergence. These findings reveal the fragility of conventional Gaussian IV asymptotics to persistence in dynamic panel regressions.
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