| netdat {cluscov} | R Documentation |
Construct a network design matrix
Description
This function creates the design matrix for a latent network structure using a balanced panel
Usage
netdat(datf, Y, X, Wi, W = NULL, panvar, tvar, factors, scaling = TRUE,
unicons = TRUE)
Arguments
datf |
the entire data frame of balanced panel with NT rows of unit-time observations |
Y |
dependent variable in the data frame datf |
X |
the covariate(s) generating spillovers |
Wi |
other unit-varying (can be time-invariant) control variables |
W |
global variables. these are only time varying but are common to all units. eg. GDP for individual/state-level data. Note that W has to be a vector of length T so cannot be in the data frame datf |
panvar |
the panel variable eg. unique person/firm identifiers |
tvar |
time variable, eg. years |
factors |
a vector of characters of factors in the data |
scaling |
a logical indicating whether non-discrete covariates should be scaled by their standard deviations |
unicons |
a logical indicating whether to include unit-specific constant term |
Value
Y vector of dependent variables
X a block matrix of spillover matrix (TN x N^2 )
Wm a matrix corresponding to covariate Wi
Wf a matrix of dummies corresponding to factors