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Identification in a Binary Choice Panel Data Model with a Predetermined Covariate

Stéphane Bonhomme, Kevin Dano, Bryan S. Graham

arXiv 13 Jan 2023 · Econometrics · publishedSERIEs (2023) · 6 citations (OpenAlex)

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Abstract

We study identification in a binary choice panel data model with a single predetermined binary covariate (i.e., a covariate sequentially exogenous conditional on lagged outcomes and covariates). The choice model is indexed by a scalar parameter $\theta$, whereas the distribution of unit-specific heterogeneity, as well as the feedback process that maps lagged outcomes into future covariate realizations, are left unrestricted. We provide a simple condition under which $\theta$ is never point-identified, no matter the number of time periods available. This condition is satisfied in most models, including the logit one. We also characterize the identified set of $\theta$ and show how to compute it using linear programming techniques. While $\theta$ is not generally point-identified, its identified set is informative in the examples we analyze numerically, suggesting that meaningful learning about $\theta$ may be possible even in short panels with feedback. As a complement, we report calculations of identified sets for an average partial effect, and find informative sets in this case as well.

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