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Non-Parametric Maximum Likelihood Density Estimation and Simulation-Based Minimum Distance Estimators

Statistics Theory 2012-01-24 v2 Probability Methodology Statistics Theory

Abstract

Indirect inference estimators (i.e., simulation-based minimum distance estimators) in a parametric model that are based on auxiliary non-parametric maximum likelihood density estimators are shown to be asymptotically normal. If the parametric model is correctly specified, it is furthermore shown that the asymptotic variance-covariance matrix equals the inverse of the Fisher-information matrix. These results are based on uniform-in-parameters convergence rates and a uniform-in-parameters Donsker-type theorem for non-parametric maximum likelihood density estimators.

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@article{arxiv.1012.3851,
  title  = {Non-Parametric Maximum Likelihood Density Estimation and Simulation-Based Minimum Distance Estimators},
  author = {Florian Gach and Benedikt M. Pötscher},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1012.3851},
  year   = {2012}
}

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