Meta-analytic cointegrating rank tests for dependent panels

Two new panel cointegrating rank tests which are robust to cross-sectional dependence are proposed. The dependence in the data generating process is modeled using unobserved common factors. The new tests are based on a meta-analytic approach, in which the p-values of the individual likelihood-ratio (LR) type test statistics computed from defactored data are combined into the panel statistics. A simulation study shows that the tests have reasonable size and power properties in finite samples. The application of the tests is illustrated by investigating the monetary exchange rate model for a panel data of 19 countries.