Appendix Table 4.
Hausman Tests for the Equivalence of OLS and IV Estimates
| OLS (1) | IV1 (2) | IV2 (3) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single random draw of blood lead levels | −0.186 [0.0188] |
−0.442 [0.0372] |
−0.924 [0.426] |
| Observations | 54,491 | 54,491 | 54,491 |
| R2 | 0.233 | ||
| Instrument | None | Average of other BLLs | Predicted certificate |
| Hausman test (chi squared) comparing OLS and IV estimates | 12.1 | 0.53 | |
Notes: Sample restricted to children with at least two BLLs. Also included are all covariates listed in Table 3A, column 3, whether the home has/will ever receive a certificate, year of birth and month of birth, and census tract fixed effects. The null hypothesis for the Hausman test is that the difference in the coefficients is not systematic. The test statistics indicate that the IV1 and OLS coefficients are different, but that the IV2 and OLS coefficients are not.