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1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Spatial and Panel Data Analysis

   Sample Splitting and Threshold Estimation

   Hansen · Econometrica · 2000

   The paper develops an asymptotic distribution theory for least squares threshold regression, including confidence intervals built by inverting a likelihood ratio statistic, and applies it to a growth model.

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   1. UncheckedIn threshold regression models, the estimated threshold follows a nonstandard distribution, rather than one of the usual textbook forms.“It is found that the distribution of the threshold estimate is nonstandard.”
   2. UncheckedConfidence intervals for a threshold built by inverting the likelihood ratio statistic are shown to be asymptotically conservative.“It is shown that this yields asymptotically conservative confidence regions.”