Document Type
Discussion Paper
Publication Date
10-9-2022
CFDP Number
2350
CFDP Pages
68
Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) Code(s)
C12, C22, G01
Abstract
A heteroskedasticity-autocorrelation robust (HAR) test statistic is proposed to test for the presence of explosive roots in financial or real asset prices when the equation errors are strongly dependent. Limit theory for the test statistic is developed and extended to heteroskedastic models. The new test has stable size properties unlike conventional test statistics that typically lead to size distortion and inconsistency in the presence of strongly dependent equation errors. The new procedure can be used to consistently time-stamp the origination and termination of an explosive episode under similar conditions of long memory errors. Simulations are conducted to assess the finite sample performance of the proposed test and estimators. An empirical application to the S&P 500 index highlights the usefulness of the proposed procedures in practical work.
Recommended Citation
Lui, Yiu Lim; Phillips, Peter C. B.; and Yu, Jun, "Robust Testing for Explosive Behavior with Strongly Dependent Errors" (2022). Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers. 2743.
https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/cowles-discussion-paper-series/2743