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Convergence Rates of GMM Estimators with Nonsmooth Moments under Misspecification

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>2025
<mark>Journal</mark>Seoul Journal of Economics
Issue number1
Volume38
Number of pages22
Pages (from-to)29-50
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

The asymptotic behavior of generalized method of moments (GMM) estimators depends critically on whether the underlying moment condition model is correctly specified. Hong and Li (2024) showed that GMM estimators with nonsmooth (nondirectionally differentiable) moment functions are at best n1/3 consistent under misspecification. Through simulations, we verify the decelerated convergence rate of GMM estimators in such cases. For the two-step GMM estimator with an estimated weight matrix, our results align with the theory. However, for the one-step GMM estimator with the identity weight matrix, the convergence rate remains n even under severe misspecification.