Yann Bramoullé, Sebastiaan Maes
arXiv 31 Jul 2026 · Econometrics
arXiv:2608.00336 · PDF · Extracted main text
In many practical applications, only noisy proxies for the true regressors are available, which is commonly believed to induce an attenuation bias. In the linear-in-means model, however, estimated peer effects might be inflated, potentially leading to false positives. This paper shows that the asymptotic bias depends on the interplay between individual characteristics and network links and demonstrates how the network structure can facilitate identification without the need for additional external information. Based on these identification results, we present consistent GMM and 2SLS estimators that are easily implementable. Our results are illustrated by means of a Monte Carlo simulation.
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