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A simple unit root test consistent against any stationary alternative

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  • Frédéric BEC

    (THEMA, CY Cergy Paris Université and CREST, Paris.)

  • Alain GUAY

    (Université du Québec à Montréal and Chaire en macroéconomie et prévisions ESG-UQAM.)

Abstract

This paper proposes t-like unit root tests which are consistent against any stationary alternatives, nonlinear or noncausal ones included. It departs from existing tests in that it uses an unbounded grid set including all possible values taken by the series. In our setup, thanks to the very simple nonlinear stationary alternative specification and the particular choice of the thresholds set, the proposed unit root test contains the standard ADF test as a special case. This, in turn, yields a sufficient condition for consistency against any ergodic stationary alternative. From a Monte-Carlo study, it turns out that the power of our unbounded non adaptive tests, in their average and exponential versions, outperforms existing bounded tests, either adaptive or not. This is illustrated by an application to interest rate spread data.

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  • Frédéric BEC & Alain GUAY, 2020. "A simple unit root test consistent against any stationary alternative," Working Papers 2020-28, Center for Research in Economics and Statistics.
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    Keywords

    Unit root test; Threshold autoregressive model; Interest rate spread.;
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    JEL classification:

    • C12 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Hypothesis Testing: General
    • C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
    • C32 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models
    • E43 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects

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