Problems with Instrumental Variables Estimation When the Correlation Between the Instruments and the Endogeneous Explanatory Variable is Weak
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John Bound, David A. Jaeger, Regina M. Baker, Problems with Instrumental Variables Estimation When the Correlation Between the Instruments and the Endogeneous Explanatory Variable is Weak, Journal of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 90, No. 430 (Jun., 1995), pp. 443-450
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Reporting the F statistic, if individual level data are available, provides several advantages for understanding the risk of weak instrument bias.
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- Authors
- Bound, J., Jaeger, D. A., & Baker, R. M.
- Venue
- Journal of the American Statistical Association
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- JSTOR
- Published
- 1995-06
- Volume
- 90
- Issue
- 430
- Pages
- 443
- ISSN
- 0162-1459 (ISSN-L)
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- 7.08
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- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
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- Keywords
- instrumental variable estimation, weak instruments, endogeneity, estimation bias, finite sample properties
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