Advanced Search
MyIDEAS: Login

Non-Linear Models: Where Do We Go Next - Time Varying Parameter Models?

Contents:

Author Info

  • Clive W.J. Granger

    (University of California, San Diego)

Abstract

Although linear models have been the central focus of econometrics for most of the twentieth century, great developments in non-linear models took place from the latter part of the century. This paper questions the future development of non-linear models in economics and shows (via White's Theorem) that any non-linear model can be approximated by a time-varying parameter linear model. Compared with non-linear models, multi-step forecasts are more easily prepared using time-varying parameter models, while they are also more readily interpretable and theoretical results on aggregation are straightforward to obtain. Nevertheless, there is some evidence that subtle non-linearities may exist in macroeconomic time series.

Download Info

If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.
File URL: http://www.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1639&context=snde
Download Restriction: For access to full text, subscription to the journal or payment for the individual article is required.

As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to look for a different version under "Related research" (further below) or search for a different version of it.

Bibliographic Info

Article provided by De Gruyter in its journal Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics.

Volume (Year): 12 (2008)
Issue (Month): 3 ()
Pages: 1

as in new window
Handle: RePEc:bpj:sndecm:v:12:y:2008:i:3:n:1

Contact details of provider:
Web page: http://www.degruyter.com

Order Information:
Web: http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/snde

Related research

Keywords: non-linear models; time-varying parameter models; forecasting;

Find related papers by JEL classification:

References

No references listed on IDEAS
You can help add them by filling out this form.

Citations

Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
as in new window

Cited by:
  1. Zsolt Darvas, 2009. "Monetary Transmission in Three Central European Economies: Evidence from Time-Varying Coefficient Vector Autoregressions," IEHAS Discussion Papers 0913, Institute of Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
  2. Tierney, Heather L.R., 2009. "Evaluating Exclusion-from-Core Measures of Inflation using Real-Time Data," MPRA Paper 17856, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  3. Tierney, Heather L.R., 2009. "A Local Examination for Persistence in Exclusions-from-Core Measures of Inflation Using Real-Time Data," MPRA Paper 13089, University Library of Munich, Germany.

Lists

This item is not listed on Wikipedia, on a reading list or among the top items on IDEAS.

Statistics

Access and download statistics

Corrections

When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:bpj:sndecm:v:12:y:2008:i:3:n:1

For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: (Peter Golla).

If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

If references are entirely missing, you can add them using this form.

If the full references list an item that is present in RePEc, but the system did not link to it, you can help with this form.

If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.