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Multivariate Extension of the Hodrick-Prescott Filter-Optimality and Characterization

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  • Dermoune Azzouz

    (Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille 1)

  • Djehiche Boualem

    (Royal Institute of Technology)

  • Rahmania Nadji

    (Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille 1)

Abstract

The univariate Hodrick-Prescott filter depends on the noise-to-signal ratio that acts as a smoothing parameter. We first propose an optimality criterion for choosing the best smoothing parameters. We show that the noise-to-signal ratio is the unique minimizer of this criterion, when we use an orthogonal parametrization of the trend, whereas it is not the case when an initial-value parametrization of the trend is applied. We then propose a multivariate extension of the filter and show that there is a whole class of positive definite matrices that satisfy a similar optimality criterion, when we apply an orthogonal parametrization of the trend.

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  • Dermoune Azzouz & Djehiche Boualem & Rahmania Nadji, 2009. "Multivariate Extension of the Hodrick-Prescott Filter-Optimality and Characterization," Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics, De Gruyter, vol. 13(3), pages 1-35, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:sndecm:v:13:y:2009:i:3:n:4
    DOI: 10.2202/1558-3708.1656
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