The properties of the OLS estimator in the static model
Summary
Setup:
- The linear regression model with the GM assumptions
yt=β1+β2xt,2+...+βkxt,k+εt,t=1,…,T
- b1,b2,…,bk are the OLS estimators of β1,β2,…,βk
Result:
- The OLS estimator is unbiased.
- The OLS estimator is consistent (under weak assumptions).
- The OLS estimator is BLUE
- The OLS standard errors are consistent.
- Inference is correct if error terms are normal, approximately correct if T is large.