Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers Creation-Date: 2002-02-06 Number: 02-008/2 Author-Name: Martin A. Carree Author-Email: carree@few.eur.nl Author-Workplace-Name: Erasmus University Rotterdam, Maastricht University Title: Nearly Unbiased Estimationin Dynamic Panel Data Models Abstract: This paper introduces two easy to calculate estimators with desirable properties for theautoregressive parameter in dynamic panel data models. The estimators are (nearly) unbiased andperform satisfactorily even for small samples in either the time-series or cross-section dimension. Classification-JEL: C23 Keywords: dynamic panel data; Nickell bias; bias-correction File-Url: https://papers.tinbergen.nl/02008.pdf File-Format: application/pdf File-Size: 58561 bytes Handle: RePEc:tin:wpaper:20020008