Interaction effects in econometrics

被引:326
作者
Balli, Hatice Ozer [1 ,2 ]
Sorensen, Bent E. [3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Massey Univ, Sch Econ & Finance, Palmerston North, New Zealand
[2] Suleyman Sah Univ, Istanbul, Turkey
[3] Univ Houston, Dept Econ, Houston, TX USA
[4] CEPR, London, England
关键词
Non-linear regression; Interaction terms; INVESTOR PROTECTION; VALUATION; GROWTH;
D O I
10.1007/s00181-012-0604-2
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We provide practical advice for applied economists regarding robust specification and interpretation of linear regression models with interaction terms. We replicate a number of prominently published results using interaction effects and examine if they are robust to reasonable specification permutations.
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页码:583 / 603
页数:21
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