L-Estimation Approach to Tobit Models with Endogeneity and Weakly Dependent Errors

Abstract

This article introduces an L-estimator for the semiparametric Tobit model with endogenous regressors. The estimation procedure follows a two-stage approach: the first stage employs least squares, while the second stage utilizes the L-estimation technique. We establish the large-sample properties of the proposed estimators under weakly dependent data. The utility of the proposed methodology is demonstrated for various simulated data and a benchmark real data set.