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Published on: December 9, 2015

Stochastic Generalized Method of Moments.

Guosheng Yin1, Yanyuan Ma, Faming Liang

  • 1Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.

Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics : a Joint Publication of American Statistical Association, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Interface Foundation of North America
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This study introduces a novel stochastic GMM sampler for complex estimation problems. This iterative Monte Carlo method outperforms existing procedures in simulations and a Medfly longevity study.

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Area of Science:

  • Statistics
  • Econometrics
  • Computational Statistics

Background:

  • Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) is a widely used estimation technique.
  • GMM relies on moment conditions, especially when likelihood-based methods are challenging.
  • Minimizing GMM objective functions can be computationally intensive, particularly in large parameter spaces.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a new sampling-based algorithm for Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimation.
  • To address the computational challenges of minimizing GMM objective functions over large parameter spaces.
  • To introduce the stochastic GMM sampler as an alternative to traditional GMM procedures.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a novel stochastic GMM sampler algorithm.
  • Replaced multivariate minimization with a series of conditional sampling procedures.
  • Utilized iterative Monte Carlo methods for estimation.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated superior performance of the stochastic GMM sampler over other GMM estimation procedures in simulation studies.
  • Established the theoretical properties of the proposed iterative Monte Carlo method.
  • Successfully applied the stochastic GMM sampler to a Medfly life longevity study.

Conclusions:

  • The stochastic GMM sampler offers an effective alternative for GMM estimation, especially in complex scenarios.
  • The proposed method shows significant advantages over existing GMM estimation techniques.
  • The algorithm is applicable to real-world problems, as shown in the Medfly longevity study.