Authors
Daniel P McMillen
Publication date
2003/4
Journal
International Regional Science Review
Volume
26
Issue
2
Pages
208-217
Publisher
Sage Publications
Description
A Monte Carlo experiment illustrates one of the pitfalls of spatial modeling. Specification tests indicate spatial autocorrelation when functional form misspecification is actually the only problem with the model. Incorrect functional forms and omitted variables that are correlated over space produce spurious spatial autocorrelation.
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DP McMillen - International Regional Science Review, 2003