Econometrica

Journal Of The Econometric Society

An International Society for the Advancement of Economic
Theory in its Relation to Statistics and Mathematics

Edited by: Guido W. Imbens • Print ISSN: 0012-9682 • Online ISSN: 1468-0262

Econometrica: Nov, 2009, Volume 77, Issue 6

Comments on “Convergence Properties of the Likelihood of Computed Dynamic Models”

https://doi.org/10.3982/ECTA7669
p. 2009-2017

Daniel Ackerberg, John Geweke, Jinyong Hahn

We show by counterexample that Proposition 2 in Fernández‐Villaverde, Rubio‐Ramírez, and Santos ( (2006), 74, 93–119) is false. We also show that even if their Proposition 2 were corrected, it would be irrelevant for parameter estimates. As a more constructive contribution, we consider the effects of approximation error on parameter estimation, and conclude that second order approximation errors in the policy function have at most second order effects on parameter estimates.


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