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Advanced Econometrics: Based On The Textbook by Verbeek: A Guide To Modern Econometrics
Advanced Econometrics: Based On The Textbook by Verbeek: A Guide To Modern Econometrics
Advanced Econometrics: Based On The Textbook by Verbeek: A Guide To Modern Econometrics
Advanced Econometrics
Based on the textbook by Verbeek:
A Guide to Modern Econometrics
Robert M. Kunst
robert.kunst@univie.ac.at
University of Vienna
and
Institute for Advanced Studies Vienna
May 2, 2013
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Outline
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General concepts
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General concepts
∂Yt
= φ0
∂Xt
is called the impact multiplier.
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General concepts
General concepts
Error correction
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General concepts
θ(L)Yt = δ + φ(L)Xt + εt ,
Yt = θ −1 (L)φ(L)Xt + θ −1 (L)εt ,
Cointegration
Yt = α + βXt + error
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Cointegration
Yt = α + βXt + error
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Cointegration
Definition
If Yt and Xt are both I(1) and there exists a β such that
Zt = Yt − βXt is I(0), then X and Y are cointegrated and
(1, −β)′ is the cointegrating vector.
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Cointegration
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Cointegration
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Vector autoregressions
Yt = δ + Θ1 Yt−1 + . . . + Θp Yt−p + εt ,
Θ(L) = Ik − Θ1 L − . . . − Θp Lp ,
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Vector autoregressions
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Vector autoregressions
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Vector autoregressions
O.c.s. that the VAR is stable iff all solutions (roots) ζ of the
(scalar) determinantal polynomial equation
det Θ(L) = 0
fulfill the condition |ζ| > 1. Then, it makes sense to consider the
infinite-order MA representation
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Vector autoregressions
Multivariate cointegration
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Multivariate cointegration
Yt = δ + Θ1 Yt−1 + . . . + Θp Yt−p + εt
Π = −Ik + Θ1 + . . . + Θp = −Θ(1)
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Multivariate cointegration
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Multivariate cointegration
δ = −γα,
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Multivariate cointegration
with
θ11 − 1 θ12
Π = −Θ(1) = .
θ21 θ22 − 1
Cointegration implies that rkΠ = 1 and that the determinant is 0,
i.e. (θ11 − 1)(θ22 − 1) − θ12 θ21 = 0 or
θ11 − 1 θ12
Π= θ12 θ21 .
θ21 θ11 −1
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Multivariate cointegration
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Multivariate cointegration
Multivariate cointegration
1. Make sure that all component variables are either I(0) or I(1).
The procedure works if some variables are stationary.
2. Determine a lag order p for the VAR, e.g. by AIC.
3. Decide whether to use the no-trend restriction.
4. Determine the cointegrating rank by the trace test sequence,
using a VAR with p lags.
5. Use the estimates for all coefficients from a VECM estimation
that uses the rank r and p − 1 augmenting lags. This step
yields γ̂ and the cointegrating vector(s) β̂, among others.
Why not estimate the cointegrating vector from a regression after
step 4? This is much less efficient.
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