Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics

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Lund University, Department of Economics

No 2013:39: A Simple Wavelet-Based Test for Serial Correlation in Panel Data Models

Yushu Li () and Fredrik N. G. Andersson ()
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Yushu Li: Department of Business and Management Science, Norwegian School of Economics
Fredrik N. G. Andersson: Department of Economics, Lund University, Postal: Department of Economics, School of Economics and Management, Lund University, Box 7082, S-220 07 Lund, Sweden

Abstract: Hong and Kao (2004) proposed a panel data test for serial correlation of unknown form. However, their test is computationally difficult to implement, and simulation studies show the test to have bad small-sample properties. We extend Gencay’s (2011) time series test for serial correlation to the panel data case in the framework proposed by Hong and Kao (2004). Our new test maintains the advantages of the Hong and Kao (2004) test, and it is simpler and easier to implement. Furthermore, simulation results show that our test has quicker convergence and hence better small-sample properties.

Keywords: energy distribution; MODWT; serial correlation; static and dynamic panel models

JEL-codes: C11; C12; C15

13 pages, November 28, 2013

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