Econometrica: Jan 2013, Volume 81, Issue 1
Asymptotic Variance of Semiparametric Estimators With Generated Regressors
https://doi.org/10.3982/ECTA9609
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315-340
Jinyong Hahn, Geert Ridder
We study the asymptotic distribution of three‐step estimators of a finite‐dimensional parameter vector where the second step consists of one or more nonparametric regressions on a regressor that is estimated in the first step. The first‐step estimator is either parametric or nonparametric. Using Newey's (1994) path‐derivative method, we derive the contribution of the first‐step estimator to the influence function. In this derivation, it is important to account for the dual role that the first‐step estimator plays in the second‐step nonparametric regression, that is, that of conditioning variable and that of argument.Log In To View Full Content