MILLER COLLEGE RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM
Exploring Partial Effects in Cluster Samples – A Critique of Within-Group Estimators
12:00 - 1:15 p.m., Monday, January 14, 2019Whitinger Building, room 152 (Please note location change)RSVP by January 7
Presented by Tung LiuProfessor of Economics
In cluster samples, within-group estimators are commonly used to measure the partial effects of explanatory variables on the dependent variable, while between-group estimators are avoided; an important reason for this choice is that within-group estimators are unbiased. Yet, analyses using within-group estimates raises issues: if there are different sets of population parameters measuring partial effects, then the interpretations and conclusions derived from within-group estimators may be misleading when the fundamentals of the experimental designs and possible differences between within-group effects and between-group effects are ignored. We use three widely cited articles and semi-simulated data to illustrate the critique.
About Tung Liu
Tung Liu, professor of economics, received his doctorate from the University of California at San Diego in 1990 and joined Ball State in the same year. His fields of interests include time series, applied econometrics, applied finance, and China economy. Liu's current research includes neural networks, returns to education, and China economy. His research publications appear in Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of Economic History, Journal of Future Markets, Physica D, Economic Modelling, Empirical Economics, and China Economic Review. Liu teaches courses in economics, statistics, and econometrics. He received the Dean's Teaching award in 1999 and 2000. He was a recipient of "Educator of the Year" in 1994 presented by Delta Sigma Pi fraternity.
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