Canay, Ivan A. and Otsu, Taisuke 
ORCID: 0000-0002-2307-143X
(2012)
Hodges–Lehmann optimality for testing moment conditions.
Journal of Econometrics, 171 (1).
pp. 45-53.
ISSN 0304-4076
Abstract
This paper studies the Hodges and Lehmann (1956) optimality of tests in a general setup. The tests are compared by the exponential rates of growth to one of the power functions evaluated at a fixed alternative while keeping the asymptotic sizes bounded by some constant. We present two sets of sufficient conditions for a test to be Hodges–Lehmann optimal. These new conditions extend the scope of the Hodges–Lehmann optimality analysis to setups that cannot be covered by other conditions in the literature. The general result is illustrated by our applications of interest: testing for moment conditions and overidentifying restrictions. In particular, we show that (i) the empirical likelihood test does not necessarily satisfy existing conditions for optimality but does satisfy our new conditions; and (ii) the generalized method of moments (GMM) test and the generalized empirical likelihood (GEL) tests are Hodges–Lehmann optimal under mild primitive conditions. These results support the belief that the Hodges–Lehmann optimality is a weak asymptotic requirement.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-econom... |
| Additional Information: | © 2012 Elsevier |
| Divisions: | Economics |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| JEL classification: | C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C5 - Econometric Modeling > C50 - General |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Oct 2012 15:48 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2024 05:23 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/46836 |
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