We show how the use of panel data methods such as those proposed in single equations by Kao (1999) and Pedroni (1999 … literature assumes that such relations, that tie the units of the panel together, are not present. Using empirical examples from … a panel of OECD countries we show that this assumption is very likely to be violated. Simulations of the properties of …

The power of standard panel cointegration statistics may be affected by misspecification errors if proper account is … panel cointegration statistics rely on the assumption of cross-section independence, a generalisation of the tests to the … common factor framework is carried out in order to allow for dependence among the units of the panel. …

Spurious regression analysis in panel data when the time series are cross-section dependent is analyzed in the paper … used to design a panel cointegration test statistic accounting for cross-section dependence. The performance of the …

The power of standard panel cointegration statistics may be affected by misspecification errors if proper account is … panel cointegration statistics rely on the assumption of cross-section independence, a generalisation of the tests to the … common factor framework is carried out in order to allow for dependence among the units of the panel …

tested for in panel data, but not in univariate (i.e. country specific) analysis. The usual explanation for this mismatch is … that panel tests for unit roots and cointegration are more powerful than their univariate counterparts. In this paper we … suggest an alternative explanation for the mismatch. More generally, we warn against the use of panel methods for testing for …