Abstract
In this paper, the ridge estimation method is generalized to the median regression. Though the least absolute deviation (LAD) estimation method is robust in the presence of non-Gaussian or asymmetric error terms, it can still deteriorate into a severe multicollinearity problem when non-orthogonal explanatory variables are involved. The proposed method increases the efficiency of the LAD estimators by reducing the variance inflation and giving more room for the bias to get a smaller mean squared error of the LAD estimators. This paper includes an application of the new methodology and a simulation study as well.