Rethinking the Cross-Lagged Panel Model: Limitations and Alternatives in Panel Data Analysis

• In Event: Forecasting and Time Series

Brief Overview

This paper investigates the cross-lagged panel model (CLPM), a widely used panel model in the social sciences. Through simulation studies and replication analyses, we demonstrate that the CLPM may lead to misleading parameter estimates.

Authors

• Stanley Feldman, Stony Brook University

• Adam R. Panish, Stony Brook University

• Christopher Weber, University of Arizona

• Bang Quan Quan Zheng, University of Texas at Austin