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Tests for unit roots in panel data have become very popular. Two attractive features of panel data unit root tests are the increased power compared to time-series tests, and the often well-behaved limiting distributions of the tests. In this paper we apply Monte Carlo simulations to investigate how well the normal approximation works for a heterogeneous panel data unit root test when there are only a few cross sections in the sample. We find that the normal approximation, which should be valid for large numbers of cross-sectional units, works well, at conventional significance levels, even when the number of cross sections is as small as two. This finding is valuable for the applied researcher since critical values will be easy to obtain and p-values will be readily available.
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Jönsson, K. The accuracy of normal approximation in a heterogeneous panel data unit root test. Statistical Papers 49, 565–579 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00362-006-0033-4
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00362-006-0033-4