Bayesian inference in a cointegrating panel data model

Koop, G.M. and Leon-Gonzalez, Roberto and Strachan, Rodney W. (2008) Bayesian inference in a cointegrating panel data model. Advances in Econometrics, 23. pp. 433-469. ISSN 0731-9053 (https://doi.org/10.1016/S0731-9053(08)23013-6)

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Abstract

This paper develops methods of Bayesian inference in a cointegrating panel data model. This model involves each cross-sectional unit having a vector error correction representation. It is flexible in the sense that different cross-sectional units can have different cointegration ranks and cointegration spaces. Furthermore, the parameters which characterize short-run dynamics and deterministic components are allowed to vary over cross-sectional units. In addition to a noninformative prior, we introduce an informative prior which allows for information about the likely location of the cointegration space and about the degree of similarity in coefficients in different cross-sectional units. A collapsed Gibbs sampling algorithm is developed which allows for efficient posterior inference. Our methods are illustrated using real and artificial data.

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