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Consideration of Trends in Time Series

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  • Halbert White

    (University of California, San Diego)

  • Clive W.J. Granger

    (University of California, San Diego)

Abstract

Even though the trend components of economic time series were among the first to be distinguished, even today the trend remains relatively little understood. As Phillips (2005) notes, no one understands trends, but everyone sees them in the data. Economists and econometricians can give plenty of examples of trends, such as straight lines, exponentials or polynomials in time, and also forms of random walks, but these are merely examples. Individuals or groups do have their own personal definitions, but these diverse approaches illustrate the lack of a generally accepted definition of a trend. They also suggest a richness of alternatives to consider, both individually and jointly. Here, we make a variety of observations about trends, and based on these, we offer working definitions of various kinds of trends. We emphasize that these are working definitions, as our purpose here is to invite discussion, not to settle matters once and for all. Our hope is that our discussion here may facilitate development of increasingly better methods for prediction, estimation and hypothesis testing for non-stationary time-series data, and ultimately may enable decision makers to make more informed decisions.

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Article provided by De Gruyter in its journal Journal of Time Series Econometrics.

Volume (Year): 3 (2011)
Issue (Month): 1 ()
Pages: 2

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Handle: RePEc:bpj:jtsmet:v:3:y:2011:i:1:n:2

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  1. Niels Haldrup & Robinson Kruse & Timo Teräsvirta & Rasmus T. Varneskov, 2012. "Unit roots, nonlinearities and structural breaks," CREATES Research Papers 2012-14, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus.
  2. Yonghui Zhang & Liangjun Su & Peter C.B. Phillips, 2011. "Testing for Common Trends in Semiparametric Panel Data Models with Fixed Effects," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1832, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.

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