A Simple Quantile Regression Model Linking Micro Outcomes to Macro Covariates.

This paper introduces a new location‐scale quantile regression model aimed at examining the effects of macroeconomic variables on the distribution of microeconomic outcomes using repeated cross‐sectional data. The model can be converted into an equivalent mean regression, enabling quantile coefficie...

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Publicado en:International Economic Review Vol. 66; no. 3; pp. 1341 - 1363
Autores principales: Chen, Xiaohong, Ju, Gaosheng, Li, Qi
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Aug2025
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          Chen, Xiaohong
          Ju, Gaosheng
          Li, Qi
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          Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University, New Haven Connecticut,, USA
          China Center for Economic Studies, School of Economics, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
          Shanghai Institute of International Finance and Economics, Shanghai, China
          Department of Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station Texas,, USA
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        Macroeconomics
        Microeconomics
        Quantile regression
        Inferential statistics
        Regression analysis
        Optimization algorithms
        Economic shock
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          Microeconomics
          Quantile regression
          Inferential statistics
          Regression analysis
          Optimization algorithms
          Economic shock
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        big data
        factor model
        macro policy
        micro outcomes
        quantile regression
        repeated cross‐sectional data
        big data
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        macro policy
        micro outcomes
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        repeated cross‐sectional data
      ab: This paper introduces a new location‐scale quantile regression model aimed at examining the effects of macroeconomic variables on the distribution of microeconomic outcomes using repeated cross‐sectional data. The model can be converted into an equivalent mean regression, enabling quantile coefficient estimation through least squares. This transformation improves computational efficiency, simplifies statistical inference for large data sets, and maintains robustness against model misspecification. We establish the asymptotic properties of the estimator and investigate several extensions. Our applications demonstrate that stock returns and household large‐scale expenditure growth rates respond differently across quantiles to expansionary monetary shocks and macroeconomic conditions, respectively.
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