tests/heckitIvTest.R

In sampleSelection: Sample Selection Models

library( "sampleSelection" )
library( "mvtnorm" )
options( digits = 3 )
set.seed( 123 )

nObs <- 1000
sigma <- matrix( c( 1, 0.5, 0.1, 0.5, 1, -0.3, 0.1, -0.3, 1 ), ncol = 3 )
errorTerms <- rmvnorm( nObs, c( 0, 0, 0 ), sigma )
myData <- data.frame( no = c( 1:nObs ), x1 = rnorm( nObs ), x2 = rnorm( nObs ),
   u1 = errorTerms[ , 1 ], u2 = errorTerms[ , 2 ], u3 = errorTerms[ , 3 ] )
myData$w <- 1 + myData$x1 + myData$u1
myData$y <- 2 + myData$w + myData$u2
myData$s <- ( 2 * myData$x1 + myData$x2 + myData$u3 - 0.2 ) > 0
myData$y[ !myData$s ] <- NA
myHeckit <- heckit( s ~ x1 + x2, y ~ w, data = myData )
summary( myHeckit )  # biased!
myHeckitIv <- heckit( s ~ x1 + x2, y ~ w, data = myData, inst = ~ x1 )
summary( myHeckitIv ) # unbiased

myHeckitIvWe <- heckit( s ~ x1 + x2, y ~ w, data = myData, inst = ~ x1,
   weights = rep( 0.5, nObs ) )
summary( myHeckitIvWe )