Replication data for: Bias in Conditional and Unconditional Fixed Effects Logit Estimation

Fixed-effects logit models can be useful in panel data analysis, when N units have been observed for T time periods. There are two main estimators for such models: unconditional maximum likelihood and conditional maximum likelihood. Judged on asymptotic properties, the conditional estimator is superior. However, the unconditional estimator holds several practical advantages, and therefore I sought to determine whether its use could be justified on the basis of finite-sample properties. In a series of Monte Carlo experiments for T is greater than 20, I found a negligible amount of bias in both estimators when T is greater than and equal to 16, suggesting that a researcher can safely use either estimator under such conditions. When T is less than 16, the conditional estimator continued to have a very small amount of bias, but the unconditional estimator developed more bias as T decreased.