Good evening everybody.

I want to run Seemingly Unrelated Regressions (SUR) but the Variance-covariance matrix obtained is singular. But, in my estimations, I found that when I replaced the variance-covariance matrix (singular matrix) by its Jacobian matrix, I am able to run the estimations. I am sceptical about the validity of using this matrix as a kind of feasible generalized least squares.

So my questions are:

- Is it advised or not recommended to use the Jacobian matrix of residual variance-covariance matrix (that is singular) in the context of SUR estimations?

- Are the results, obtained from it, and the subsequent simulations (bootstrap) valid and relevant?

Thank you in advance.

Gratefully

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