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Main Authors: Kılınç, Mustafa R., Massmann, Michael
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.10749
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author Kılınç, Mustafa R.
Massmann, Michael
author_facet Kılınç, Mustafa R.
Massmann, Michael
contents This paper introduces a test for fractional integration in a model that possibly contains smooth deterministic trends. We model the trend component using a Chebyshev polynomial and specify the short-run dynamics semi-parametrically, accommodating a broad class of possibly nonlinear processes, including those with conditional heteroskedasticity. We use a local Whittle approach for constructing a Lagrange multiplier test statistic and for constructing a frequency-domain information criterion for the selection of the order of the Chebyshev polynomial. We show that widely used time-domain information criteria are generally inconsistent for the true order, whereas our frequency-domain criterion remains robust under both short- and long-memory behaviour. Monte Carlo simulations and an empirical application to the UK Great Ratios support our theoretical findings.
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spellingShingle Testing the order of fractional integration when smooth deterministic trends are possibly present
Kılınç, Mustafa R.
Massmann, Michael
Econometrics
This paper introduces a test for fractional integration in a model that possibly contains smooth deterministic trends. We model the trend component using a Chebyshev polynomial and specify the short-run dynamics semi-parametrically, accommodating a broad class of possibly nonlinear processes, including those with conditional heteroskedasticity. We use a local Whittle approach for constructing a Lagrange multiplier test statistic and for constructing a frequency-domain information criterion for the selection of the order of the Chebyshev polynomial. We show that widely used time-domain information criteria are generally inconsistent for the true order, whereas our frequency-domain criterion remains robust under both short- and long-memory behaviour. Monte Carlo simulations and an empirical application to the UK Great Ratios support our theoretical findings.
title Testing the order of fractional integration when smooth deterministic trends are possibly present
topic Econometrics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.10749