Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/107892 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 15-027/III
Publisher: 
Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam and Rotterdam
Abstract: 
We study the performance of two analytical methods and one simulation method for computing in-sample confidence bounds for time-varying parameters. These in-sample bounds are designed to reflect parameter uncertainty in the associated filter. They are applicable to the complete class of observation driven models and are valid for a wide range of estimation procedures. A Monte Carlo study is conducted for time-varying parameter models such as generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity and autoregressive conditional duration models. Our results show clear differences between the actual coverage provided by our three methods of computing in-sample bounds. The analytical methods may be less reliable than the simulation method, their coverage performance is sufficiently adequate to provide a reasonable impression of the parameter uncertainty that is embedded in the time-varying parameter path. We illustrate our findings in a volatility analysis for monthly Standard & Poor's 500 index returns.
Subjects: 
autoregressive conditional duration
delta-method
generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity
score driven models
time-varying mean
JEL: 
C15
C22
C58
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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