Tag: Panel Data

Equivalence of Cholesky identified shocks in VARs and Local Projections

Local projections have become a standard tool in applied macroeconometrics. They are widely used to estimate dynamic responses to shocks, especially when researchers do not want to impose…

Do International Reserves Buffer Real-Exchange-Rate Adjustment after Terms-of-Trade Shocks? A Matching Application in Stata

This post illustrates how to use matching methods in Stata to study a reserve-buffer mechanism in international macroeconomics. The application uses kmatch, teffects, and a country-year panel to compare high-…

How to trace the growth effects of isolated treaty signatures in Stata

When countries sign several trade agreements in quick succession, a standard event-study can become hard to interpret. A coefficient estimated 2 years after one signature may already reflect…

Panel Data Econometrics: Common Factor Analysis for Empirical Researchers [Update]

Edit: It is an honor to be included on the companion website of Professor Sul: https://personal.utdallas.edu/ During this summer, I decided to explore and to understand the concept…