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ASYMPTOTIC THEORY FOR M-ESTIMATORS OVER A CONVEX KERNEL

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 1998

Miguel A. Arcones
Affiliation:
University of Texas

Abstract

We study the convergence in distribution of M-estimators over a convex kernel. Under convexity, the limit distribution of M-estimators can be obtained under minimal assumptions. We consider the case when the limit is arbitrary, not necessarily normal. If some Taylor expansions hold, the limit distribution is stable. As an application, we examine the limit distribution of M-estimators for the multivariate linear regression model. We obtain the distributional convergence of M-estimators for the multivariate linear regression model for a wide range of sequences of regressors and different types of conditions on the sequence of errors.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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