Question: Use the data in 401 KSUBS.RAW for this exercise. The equation of interest is a linear probability model: pira = 0 + 1p401k +
pira = β0 + β 1p401k + β2jnc + β3Jnc2 + β4 age + β5 age2 + u.
The goal is to test whether there is a tradeoff between participating in a 401(k) plan and having an individual retirement account (IRA). Therefore, we want to estimate β1.
(i) Estimate the equation by OLS and discuss the estimated effect of p401k.
(ii) For the purposes of estimating the ceteris paribus tradeoff between participation in two different types of retirement savings plans, what might be a problem with ordinary least squares?
(iii) The variable e401k is a binary variable equal to one if a worker is eligible to participate in a 401 (k) plan. Explain what is required for e401k to be a valid IV for p401k. Do these assumptions seem reasonable?
(iv) Estimate the reduced form for p401k and verify that e401k has significant partial correlation with p401k. Since the reduced form is also a linear probability model, use a heteroskedasticity-robust standard error.
(v) Now, estimate the structural equation by IV and compare the estimate of B} with the OLS estimate. Again, you should obtain heteroskedasticity-robust standard errors.
(vi) Test the null hypothesis that p401k is in fact exogenous, using a heteroskedasticity-robust test.
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The OLS results are pira 198 054 p401k 0087 inc 000023 inc 069 010 0005 000004 n 9275 R 180 11 0016 age 00012 age 0033 00004 The coefficient on p401k implies that participation in a 401k plan is assoc... View full answer
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