Abstract
This note demonstrates that the conditions of Kotlarski's (1967, Pacific Journal of Mathematics 20(1), 69-76) lemma can be substantially relaxed. In particular, the condition that the characteristic functions of M, U 1, and U 2 are nonvanishing can be replaced with much weaker conditions: The characteristic function of U 1 can be allowed to have real zeros, as long as the derivative of its characteristic function at those points is not also zero; that of U 2 can have an isolated number of zeros; and that of M need satisfy no restrictions on its zeros. We also show that Kotlarski's lemma holds when the tails of U 1 are no thicker than exponential, regardless of the zeros of the characteristic functions of U 1, U 2, or M.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 925-932 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Econometric Theory |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2012 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Economics and Econometrics