The GLS Estimator

question 35

Multiple Choice

The GLS estimator

• A)is always the more efficient estimator when compared to OLS.
• B)is the OLS estimator of the coefficients in a transformed model, where the errors of the transformed model satisfy the Gauss-Markov conditions.
• C)cannot handle binary variables, since some of the transformations require division by one of the regressors.
• D)produces identical estimates for the coefficients, but different standard errors.

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Definitions:

Price Wall

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