... limit theory. See, for example, Quah (199 4), Pesaran and Smith (199 5), Kao (199 9), and Phillips and Moon (199 9).1.2.2 Asymptotic Analysis Throughout this book we focus on asymptotic properties, ... cross section analysis the asymptotics is as the number of observations, denotedN throughout this book, tends to infinity. Usually what is meant by this statement isobvious. For panel data analysis, ... the time series dimension and let the cross section dimension grow. Theresearch on asymptotic analysis with these kinds of panel data sets is still in its earlystages, and it requires special...