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Two-Stage Least Squares and The K-Class Estimator

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Two-stage least squares has been a widely used method of estimating the parameters of a single structural equation in a system of linear simultaneous equations. This article first considers the estimation of a full system of equations. This provides a context for understanding the place of two-stage least squares in simultaneous-equation estimation. The article concludes with some comments on the lasting contribution of the two-stage least squares approach and more generally the future of the identification and estimation of simultaneous-equations models.

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Savin, N.E. (2018). Two-Stage Least Squares and The K-Class Estimator. In: The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95189-5_1356

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