This paper presents a method for estimating the model $\Lambda(Y) = \beta'X + U$, where $Y$ is a scalar, $\Lambda$ is an unknown increasing function, $X$ is a vector of explanatory variables, $\beta$ is a vector of unknown parameters, and $U$ has unknown cumulative distribution function $F$. It is not assumed that $\Lambda$ and $F$ belong to known parametric families; they are estimated nonparametrically. This model generalizes a large number of widely used models that make stronger a priori assumptions about $\Lambda$ and/or $F$. The paper develops $n^{1/2}$-consistent, asymptotically normal estimators of $\Lambda, F$, and quantiles of the conditional distribution of $Y$. Estimators of $\beta$ that are $n^{1/2}$-consistent and asymptotically normal already exist. The results of Monte Carlo experiments indicate that the new estimators work reasonably well in samples of size 100.
MLA
Horowitz, Joel L.. “Semiparametric Estimation of a Regression Model with an Unknown Transformation of the Dependent Variable.” Econometrica, vol. 64, .no 1, Econometric Society, 1996, pp. 103-137, https://www.jstor.org/stable/2171926
Chicago
Horowitz, Joel L.. “Semiparametric Estimation of a Regression Model with an Unknown Transformation of the Dependent Variable.” Econometrica, 64, .no 1, (Econometric Society: 1996), 103-137. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2171926
APA
Horowitz, J. L. (1996). Semiparametric Estimation of a Regression Model with an Unknown Transformation of the Dependent Variable. Econometrica, 64(1), 103-137. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2171926
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