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Unified unconditional regression for multivariate quantiles, M-quantiles and expectiles

Unified unconditional regression for multivariate quantiles, M-quantiles and expectiles
Unified unconditional regression for multivariate quantiles, M-quantiles and expectiles

In this article, we develop a unified regression approach to model unconditional quantiles, M-quantiles and expectiles of multivariate dependent variables exploiting the multidimensional Huber’s function. To assess the impact of changes in the covariates across the entire unconditional distribution of the responses, we extend the work of Firpo, Fortin, and Lemieux by running a mean regression of the recentered influence function on the explanatory variables. We discuss the estimation procedure and establish the asymptotic properties of the derived estimators. A data-driven procedure is also presented to select the tuning constant of the Huber’s function. The validity of the proposed methodology is explored with simulation studies and through an application using the Survey of Household Income and Wealth 2016 conducted by the Bank of Italy. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.

Influence function, M-estimation, Multivariate data, RIF regression, Unconditional partial effect
0162-1459
Merlo, Luca
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Petrella, Lea
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Salvati, Nicola
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Tzavidis, Nikos
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Merlo, Luca
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Petrella, Lea
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Salvati, Nicola
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Tzavidis, Nikos
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Merlo, Luca, Petrella, Lea, Salvati, Nicola and Tzavidis, Nikos (2023) Unified unconditional regression for multivariate quantiles, M-quantiles and expectiles. Journal of the American Statistical Association. (doi:10.1080/01621459.2023.2250512).

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In this article, we develop a unified regression approach to model unconditional quantiles, M-quantiles and expectiles of multivariate dependent variables exploiting the multidimensional Huber’s function. To assess the impact of changes in the covariates across the entire unconditional distribution of the responses, we extend the work of Firpo, Fortin, and Lemieux by running a mean regression of the recentered influence function on the explanatory variables. We discuss the estimation procedure and establish the asymptotic properties of the derived estimators. A data-driven procedure is also presented to select the tuning constant of the Huber’s function. The validity of the proposed methodology is explored with simulation studies and through an application using the Survey of Household Income and Wealth 2016 conducted by the Bank of Italy. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.

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Accepted/In Press date: 14 August 2023
e-pub ahead of print date: 24 August 2023
Published date: 24 August 2023
Additional Information: Publisher Copyright: © 2023 American Statistical Association.
Keywords: Influence function, M-estimation, Multivariate data, RIF regression, Unconditional partial effect

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Local EPrints ID: 481544
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/481544
ISSN: 0162-1459
PURE UUID: c31c090f-860d-45c8-a7b6-c95235102bbe
ORCID for Nikos Tzavidis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8413-8095

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Date deposited: 01 Sep 2023 16:52
Last modified: 14 Aug 2024 04:01

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Author: Luca Merlo
Author: Lea Petrella
Author: Nicola Salvati
Author: Nikos Tzavidis ORCID iD

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