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Robust trend inference with series variance estimator and testing-optimal smoothing parameter

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  • Sun, Yixiao

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The paper develops a novel testing procedure for hypotheses on deterministic trends in a multivariate trend stationary model. The trends are estimated by the OLS estimator and the long run variance (LRV) matrix is estimated by a series type estimator with carefully selected basis functions. Regardless of whether the number of basis functions K is fixed or grows with the sample size, the Wald statistic converges to a standard distribution. It is shown that critical values from the fixed-K asymptotics are second-order correct under the large-K asymptotics. A new practical approach is proposed to select K that addresses the central concern of hypothesis testing: the selected smoothing parameter is testing-optimal in that it minimizes the type II error while controlling for the type I error. Simulations indicate that the new test is as accurate in size as the nonstandard test of Vogelsang and Franses (2005) and as powerful as the corresponding Wald test based on the large-K asymptotics. The new test therefore combines the advantages of the nonstandard test and the standard Wald test while avoiding their main disadvantages (power loss and size distortion, respectively).

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Article provided by Elsevier in its journal Journal of Econometrics.

Volume (Year): 164 (2011)
Issue (Month): 2 (October)
Pages: 345-366

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Handle: RePEc:eee:econom:v:164:y:2011:i:2:p:345-366

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Keywords: Asymptotic expansion F-distribution Hotelling's T2 distribution Long run variance Robust standard error Series method Testing-optimal smoothing parameter choice Trend inference Type I and type II errors;

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Cited by:
  1. Peter C.B. Phillips & Zhipeng Liao, 2012. "Series Estimation of Stochastic Processes: Recent Developments and Econometric Applications," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1871, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
  2. Min Seong Kim & Yixiao Sun, 2012. "Asymptotic F Test in a GMM Framework with Cross Sectional Dependence," Working Papers 032, Ryerson University, Department of Economics.
  3. Xiaohong Chen & Zhipeng Liao & Yixiao Sun, 2012. "Sieve Inference on Semi-nonparametric Time Series Models," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1849, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
  4. 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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