What are the distributions of the estimated parameters?

Put simply, without making assumptions we know nothing about the distributions of the estimated parameters.  Our task here will be to put forward a standard set of assumptions and consider their implications.  A good bit of advanced econometrics concerns dealing situations where it is not obvious that the standard assumptions hold.

The Assumptions

Big X, Little x, Fixed Regressors

The Proof  Spring 2009  Spring 2009 Variance  Summer 2009

The Conclusions

Magic of one beta

Resemblance to Central Limit Theorem

Big V(X), little V(X) - graph & estimate, also V(epsilon)

Big Point:  If the assumptions do not hold for a particular estimation problem, then the conclusions do not necessarily follow and statistical inferences based on the conclusions might be misleading.

Level 2:  The Proof.

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