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Hac Estimation By Automated Regression

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Phillips, Peter C.B.

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A simple regression approach to HAC and LRV estimation is suggested. The method exploits the fact that the quantities of interest relate to only one point of the spectrum (the origin). The new estimator is simply the explained sum of squares in a linear regression whose regressors are a set of trend basis functions. Positive definiteness in the estimate is therefore automatically enforced, and the technique can be implemented with standard regression packages. No kernel choice is needed in practical implementation, but basis functions need to be chosen and a smoothing parameter corresponding to the number of basis functions needs to be selected. An automated approach to making this selection based on optimizing the asymptotic mean squared error is derived. The limit theory of the new estimator shows that its properties, including the convergence rate, are comparable to those of conventional HAC estimates constructed from quadratic kernels.My thanks go to Bruce Hansen, Guido Kuersteiner, and two referees for comments on an earlier version of the paper. NSF research support under grant SES 00-92509 is acknowledged.

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Article provided by Cambridge University Press in its journal Econometric Theory.

Volume (Year): 21 (2005)
Issue (Month): 01 (February)
Pages: 116-142
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  1. Peter C. B. Phillips, 1998. "New Tools for Understanding Spurious Regressions," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 66(6), pages 1299-1326, November.
  2. Peter C.B. Phillips & Victor Solo, 1989. "Asymptotics for Linear Processes," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 932, Cowles Foundation, Yale University. [Downloadable!]
  3. Newey, Whitney K & West, Kenneth D, 1987. "A Simple, Positive Semi-definite, Heteroskedasticity and Autocorrelation Consistent Covariance Matrix," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 55(3), pages 703-08, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  4. Peter C.B. Phillips, 2004. "Challenges of Trending Time Series Econometrics," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1472, Cowles Foundation, Yale University. [Downloadable!]
  5. Andrews, Donald W K, 1991. "Heteroskedasticity and Autocorrelation Consistent Covariance Matrix Estimation," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 59(3), pages 817-58, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  6. Donggyu Sul & Peter C.B. Phillips & Choi, Chi-Young, 2003. "Prewhitening Bias in HAC Estimation," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1436, Cowles Foundation, Yale University. [Downloadable!]
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  7. Andrews, Donald W K & Monahan, J Christopher, 1992. "An Improved Heteroskedasticity and Autocorrelation Consistent Covariance Matrix Estimator," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 60(4), pages 953-66, July. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  8. Wouter J. den Haan & Andrew Levin, 1996. "A Practitioner's Guide to Robust Covariance Matrix Estimation," University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series 96-17, Department of Economics, UC San Diego. [Downloadable!]
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  9. Peter C.B. Phillips, 1996. "Spurious Regression Unmasked," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1135, Cowles Foundation, Yale University. [Downloadable!]
  10. Newey, Whitney K & West, Kenneth D, 1994. "Automatic Lag Selection in Covariance Matrix Estimation," Review of Economic Studies, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 61(4), pages 631-53, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  11. Peter C.B. Phillips, 1999. "Unit Root Log Periodogram Regression," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1244, Cowles Foundation, Yale University. [Downloadable!]
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  1. Peter C. B. Phillips, 2006. "Optimal Estimation of Cointegrated Systems with Irrelevant Instruments," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1547, Cowles Foundation, Yale University. [Downloadable!]
  2. Surajit Ray & N. E. Savin, 2008. "The performance of heteroskedasticity and autocorrelation robust tests: a Monte Carlo study with an application to the three-factor Fama-French asset-pricing model," Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 23(1), pages 91-109. [Downloadable!]
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