Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/73123 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
Diskussionsbeitrag No. 500
Publisher: 
Leibniz Universität Hannover, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Hannover
Abstract: 
A simple procedure for the specification of the transition function describing the regime switch in nonlinear autoregressive models is proposed. This procedure is based on auxiliary regressions of unit root tests and is applicable to a variety of transition functions. In contrast to other procedures, complicated and computer-intense estimation of the candidate models is not necessary. Our approach entirely relies on OLS estimation of auxiliary regressions instead. We use standard information criteria for the selection of the unknown transition function. Our Monte Carlo simulations reveal that the approach works well in practice. Empirical applications to the S&P500 price-earnings ratio and the US interest spread highlight the merits of our suggested procedure.
Subjects: 
Nonlinearity
Smooth transition
Threshold model
Model selection
Unit root
JEL: 
C15
C22
C52
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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