Synthetic difference-in-differences

D Arkhangelsky, S Athey, DA Hirshberg… - American Economic …, 2021 - aeaweb.org
We present a new estimator for causal effects with panel data that builds on insights behind
the widely used difference-in-differences and synthetic control methods. Relative to these …

Causal models for longitudinal and panel data: A survey

D Arkhangelsky, G Imbens - The Econometrics Journal, 2024 - academic.oup.com
In this survey we discuss the recent causal panel data literature. This recent literature has
focused on credibly estimating causal effects of binary interventions in settings with …

Synthetic difference in differences

We present a new perspective on the Synthetic Control (SC) method as a weighted least
squares regression estimator with time fixed effects and unit weights. This perspective …

Recent developments in factor models and applications in econometric learning

J Fan, K Li, Y Liao - Annual Review of Financial Economics, 2021 - annualreviews.org
This article provides a selective overview of the recent developments in factor models and
their applications in econometric learning. We focus on the perspective of the low-rank …

Thousands of alpha tests

S Giglio, Y Liao, D Xiu - The Review of Financial Studies, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Data snooping is a major concern in empirical asset pricing. We develop a new framework
to rigorously perform multiple hypothesis testing in linear asset pricing models, while limiting …

Autoencoder asset pricing models

S Gu, BT Kelly, D Xiu - 2019 - papers.ssrn.com
We propose a new latent factor conditional asset pricing model. Like Kelly, Pruitt, and Su
(KPS, 2019), our model allows for latent factors and factor exposures that depend on …

Profile GMM estimation of panel data models with interactive fixed effects

S Hong, L Su, T Jiang - Journal of Econometrics, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper studies panel data models with interactive fixed effects where the regressors are
allowed to be correlated with the idiosyncratic error terms. We propose a two-step profile …

Instrumental variable estimation of dynamic linear panel data models with defactored regressors and a multifactor error structure

M Norkutė, V Sarafidis, T Yamagata, G Cui - Journal of Econometrics, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper develops two instrumental variable (IV) estimators for dynamic panel data
models with exogenous covariates and a multifactor error structure when both the cross …

Two-stage instrumental variable estimation of linear panel data models with interactive effects

G Cui, M Norkutė, V Sarafidis… - The Econometrics …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
This paper analyses the instrumental variables (IV) approach put forward by Norkute et al.,
in the context of static linear panel data models with interactive effects present in the error …

The boosted Hodrick‐Prescott filter is more general than you might think

Z Mei, PCB Phillips, Z Shi - Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The global financial crisis and Covid‐19 recession have renewed discussion concerning
trend‐cycle discovery in macroeconomic data, and boosting has recently upgraded the …