First-Differenced Estimation in a Panel Data Analysis Is Subject to Serious

question 24

Multiple Choice

First-differenced estimation in a panel data analysis is subject to serious biases if _____.

• A)key explanatory variables vary significantly over time
• B)the explanatory variables do not change by the same unit in each time period
• C)one or more of the explanatory variables are measured incorrectly
• D)the regression model exhibits homoscedasticity

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