1--- 2meta: 3 date: false 4 reading_time: false 5title: "Specification Error" 6date: 2023-10-05 7description: "An error in estimation or inference caused by a false assumption in an econometric model." 8tags: ["econometrics", "modeling", "bias"] 9--- 10 11## Background 12 13Specification error refers to an error arising within an econometric model due to incorrect assumptions about the underlying data-generating process. Such assumptions might relate to the inclusion or exclusion of certain variables, the functional form of the model, or the presence of erroneous data application.