Stata balance unbalanced panel. However, I wonder that the regression results are still BLUE if I use Stata regression commands, (i. ๐ Need help with Stata or econometric analysis? May 9, 2022 ยท I am trying to construct a balanced dataset in Stata using xtbalance command with range() option. I could estimate a DID model on the balanced sample only or simply disregard the fact that panel is unbalanced (I guess it's not a problem for Stata xtdidrgress), but I'm afraid it may create biased results. I want to do a panel regression. ๐ ๏ธ Step-by-Step Stata Commands: Import your panel data. Otherwise we are dealing with an unbalanced panel. It does not check whether any of the other variables in the data set contain missing values, which constitutes an unbalanced panel in the econometric sense. Setting the data after is important because Sp data that were balanced can become unbalanced after merging additional data. Besides, trying to balance an unblalanced panel means, in all likelihood, ending up with a dataset that is pretty different from the original one (with consequences on the subsequent inference). pdf manual and -search mcartest- for an useful user-written programme) (sensitivity analysis). zqiz pvdsfjx mrjbz ixkdb lqpk yooz jgod bjns tlxe kqcu