pdynmc version 0.9.3

Minor update of version 0.9.2 that fixes minor bugs in estimation function and helper functions for setting up instrument and weighting matrix; additionally, coefficient path plots are added to the plot method and existing plot methods are adjusted.

pdynmc

• Adjust default arguments and corresponding documentation
• Fix bug in setting up of weighting matrix
• Fix bug when imposing maximum lags from which instruments are derived
• Add check functions
• Adjust checks when setting up instrument matrix
• Residuals and fitted values are added to pdynmc object (besides the previously available internal residuals and fitted values).

plot.pdynmc

• Plotting coefficient paths across GMM iterations (including approximate standard errors).
• Plot methods for creating fitted vs. residual plots and coefficient range plots are adjusted.

pdynmc version 0.9.2

Minor update of version 0.9.1 that adds additional functionality for setting up the instrument matrix and adjusts the instrument count displayed by the summary function.

pdynmc

• Include additional option to limit expansion of the instrument set when deriving instrument from non-lagged dependent strictly exogenous covariates.

print.summary.pdynmc

• Adjust displayed instrument count.

pdynmc version 0.9.1

Minor update of version 0.9.0 that fixes a bug in the estimation function, adjusts matrix calculations to achieve minor speed improvements, and robustifies general linear hypothesis testing functionality.

pdynmc

• fix bug that appeared when deriving moment conditions from the explanatory variables besides the lagged dependent variable (thanks to Massimo Giannini for pointing this out).
• adjust matrix calculations to achieve minor speed improvements
• adjust helper functions that allow limiting the lag range

wald.fct

• Robustify wald.fct by using generalized inverse in inversion of covariance matrix.

pdynmc version 0.9.0

Update of version 0.8.0 that includes visualizations for fitted model objects (coefficient-range plots for two-step and iterated estimation and plots of fitted values vs. residuals) and panel data structure

functions for exploratory analysis of panel data added

• data.info: Returns information on structure of a balanced/unbalanced panel data set
• strucUPD.plot: Visualizes structure of unbalanced panel data

generic functions added

• ninst: Returns the number of instruments of a fitted model
• optmIn: Returns input parameters used in numeric optimization of a fitted model
• wmat: Returns weighting matrix of a fitted model

methods added

• case.names.pdynmc: Returns variable names of cross-sectional and longitudinal identifiers of a fitted model
• coef.pdynmc: Returns coefficient estimates of a fitted model
• dummy.coef.pdynmc: Returns time dummy coefficient estimates of a fitted model
• model.matrix.pdynmc: Returns instrument matrix of a fitted model
• ninst.pdynmc: Returns instrument count of a fitted model
• nobs.pdynmc: Returns number of cross-sectional and longitudinal observations of a fitted model
• optimIn.pdynmc: Returns input parameters used in numeric optimization of a fitted model
• plot.pdynmc: Plot methods for fitted model; returns plot of fitted values vs. residuals (default) or coefficient range across iterations of the estimation procedure (two-step or iterated estimation)
• print.pdynmc: Print fitted model object in console
• variable.names.pdynmc: Returns vector with names of explanatory variables of a fitted model