Two-step estimation and inference with possibly many included covariates

We study the implications of including many covariates in a first-step estimate entering a two-step estimation procedure. We find that a first-order bias emerges when the number of included covariates is “large” relative to the square-root of sample size, rendering standard inference procedures inva...

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Main Authors: Cattaneo, M.D (Author), Jansson, M. (Author), Xinwei, M.A (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2019
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