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Likelihood-based specification analysis of continuous-time models of the short-term interest rate

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  • Durham, Garland B.
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    Article provided by Elsevier in its journal Journal of Financial Economics.

    Volume (Year): 70 (2003)
    Issue (Month): 3 (December)
    Pages: 463-487

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    1. Sofía B. Ramos & Helena Veiga, 2009. "Risk factors in oil and gas industry returns: international evidence," Statistics and Econometrics Working Papers ws096920, Universidad Carlos III, Departamento de Estadística y Econometría.
    2. Siddhartha Chib & Michael K Pitt & Neil Shephard, 2004. "Likelihood based inference for diffusion driven models," Economics Papers 2004-W20, Economics Group, Nuffield College, University of Oxford.
    3. Neil Shephard & Torben G. Andersen, 2008. "Stochastic Volatility: Origins and Overview," OFRC Working Papers Series 2008fe23, Oxford Financial Research Centre.
    4. Hideyuki Takamizawa, 2007. "A Simple Measure for Examining the Proxy Problem of the Short-Rate," Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, Springer, vol. 14(4), pages 341-361, December.
    5. Czellar, Veronika & Karolyi, G. Andrew & Ronchetti, Elvezio, 2005. "Indirect Robust Estimation of the Short-term Interest Rate Process," Working Paper Series 2005-4, Ohio State University, Charles A. Dice Center for Research in Financial Economics.
    6. Roberto Reno' & Antonio Roma & Stephen Schaefer, 2004. "A Comparison of Alternative Nonparametric Estimators of the Short Rate Diffusion Coefficient," Department of Economics University of Siena 445, Department of Economics, University of Siena.
    7. Manuel Arapis & Jiti Gao, 2006. "Empirical Comparisons in Short-Term Interest Rate Models Using Nonparametric Methods," Journal of Financial Econometrics, Society for Financial Econometrics, vol. 4(2), pages 310-345.
    8. J. Jimenez & R. Biscay & T. Ozaki, 2005. "Inference Methods for Discretely Observed Continuous-Time Stochastic Volatility Models: A Commented Overview," Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, Springer, vol. 12(2), pages 109-141, June.
    9. Fuchun Li, 2005. "Testing the Parametric Specification of the Diffusion Function in a Diffusion Process," Working Papers 05-35, Bank of Canada.

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