Document Type
Working Paper
Publication Date
2013
Document Number
Working Paper Number 2013-01
Abstract
Recent advances in the implementation of spatial econometrics model estimation techniques have made it desirable to compare results, which should correspond between implementations across software applications for the same data. These model estimation techniques are associated with methods for estimating impacts (emanating effects), which are also presented and compared. This review constitutes an up to date comparison of generalized method of moments (GMM) and maximum likelihood (ML) implementations now available. The comparison uses the cross sectional US county data set provided by Drukker, Prucha, and Raciborski (2011c, pp. 6-7). The comparisons will be cast in the context of alternatives using the MATLAB Spatial Econometrics toolbox, Stata, Python with PySAL (GMM) and R packages including sped, sphet and McSpatial.
Digital Commons Citation
Bivand, Roger and Piras, Gianfranco, "Comparing Implementations of Estimation Methods for Spatial Econometrics" (2013). Regional Research Institute Working Papers. 9.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/rri_pubs/9