Semiparametric models are those where the functional form of some components is unknown. Efficiency bounds are of fundamental importance for such models. The provide a guide to estimation methods and give an asymptotic efficiency standard. The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction...

Generalized method of moments (GMM) has been an important innovation in econometrics. Its usefulness has motivated a search for good inference procedures based on GMM. This article presents a novel method of bootstrapping for GMM based on resampling from the empirical likelihood distribution...

Properties of instrumental variable estimators are sensitive to the choice of valid instruments, even in large cross-section applications. In this paper we address this problem by deriving simple mean-square error criteria that can be minimized to choose the instrument set. We develop these...

This paper derives a general formula for the asymptotic variance of semiparametric estimators that accounts for the presence of nonparametric estimators of functions. The general formula is specialized to show invariance of the asymptotic variance to the type of nonparametric estimator and to...

The authors apply nonparametric regression models to estimation of demand curves of the type most often used in applied research. From the demand curve estimators they derive estimates of exact consumers surplus and deadweight loss. The authors also develop tests of the symmetry and downward...

Efficient method of moments estimation techniques include many commonly used techniques, including ordinary least squares, two- and three-stage least squares, quasi maximum likelihood, and versions of these for nonlinear environments. For models estimated by any efficient method of moments...

This paper considers estimation and testing using location measures for regression m odels that are based on an asymmetric least-squares criterion functio n. These estimators have properties that are analogous to regression quantiles, but are easier to calculate, as are the corresponding test...

The authors consider estimation of simultaneous equations models with covariance restrictions. They consider FIML estimation and extend J. A. Hausman's instrumental variables interpretation of the FIML estim ator to the covariance restrictions case. A slight variation on the i nstrumental...