Mundlak-Chamberlain Correlated Random Effects

The Mundlak-Chamberlain correlated random effects (CRE) estimator, introduced by Mundlak (1978) and extended by Chamberlain (1982), is a panel data technique that reconciles the fixed effects and random effects approaches by explicitly modelling the correlation between unobserved individual heterogeneity and the observed regressors. By including within-group means of time-varying covariates as additional regressors in a random effects framework, CRE yields estimates numerically equivalent to the within (fixed effects) estimator while permitting identification of time-invariant variables.