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Two-way Clustering Robust Variance Estimator in Quantile Regression Models

Econometrics 2026-05-26 v2 Applications

Abstract

We study inference for linear quantile regression with two-way clustered data. Using a separately exchangeable array framework and a projection decomposition of the quantile score, we characterize regime-dependent convergence rates and establish a self-normalized Gaussian approximation. We propose a two-way cluster-robust sandwich variance estimator with a kernel-based density ``bread'' and a projection-matched ``meat'', and prove consistency and validity of inference in Gaussian regimes. We also show an impossibility result for uniform inference in a non-Gaussian interaction regime.

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@article{arxiv.2602.16376,
  title  = {Two-way Clustering Robust Variance Estimator in Quantile Regression Models},
  author = {Ulrich Hounyo and Jiahao Lin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.16376},
  year   = {2026}
}
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