How to match coefficients across models for single term and interaction term

[fredericky123]

sysuse auto,clear
set seed 123
generate altmpg = invnorm(uniform())
eststo clear
eststo: quietly regress price c.weight##c.mpg
eststo: quietly regress price c.weight##c.altmpg
esttab
esttab, rename(altmpg "Mpg" mpg "Mpg")

In the example, the interaction term did't be matched, how to set all coefficients of "mpg" and "altmpg" be matched? If I have ten models, I want the alternative "mpg" (inbckuding its interction terms) to be output in the same cell, how to set this? In other way, can we rename a list of varlables in a batch so that the list of varables will be renamed (including the single term and interaction term)

[benjann]

Option rename() operates at the level of individual coefficients, not variables. You need to rename each coefficient individually. In your case you could type

esttab, rename(altmpg mpg c.weight#c.altmpg c.weight#c.mpg)

ben

[fredericky123]

Thanks Ben! Is that possible to use the option "varlabels" to rename each variables and stack the variables with the same label to one cell?

[benjann]

Nope. varlabels() only assigns labels, it does not affect how results will be arranged.

[fredericky123]

I see. I have a list of variables to be renamed when output about 10 models into a table. Look forward an option that can make "rename" more efficiently. Thanks!