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Intercept and Slope dummies

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 3:18 pm
by Quant
I have to estimate a model that is developed based on a difference-in-difference approach with intercept and slope dummies included. Using dummies for 2 different regimes as well as their interactions, results to a vary large model and for the sake of parsimony I decided to downsize it since the theory involved with the research assumes that only the relation between the dependent and independent variables should changes during a regime change. Therefore, I removed any intercept dummies that were not signifficant at the 10% level of signifficance. Should I do that or the presence of a slope dummy in a regression implies the mandatory presence of the respective intercept dummy (even if it is insignifficant)? Thanks in advance!