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Unit Root Testing in ARMA Models: A Likelihood Ratio Approach

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In this paper I propose a Likelihood Ratio test for a unit root (LR) with a local-to-unity Autoregressive parameter embedded in ARMA(1,1) models. By dealing explicitly with dependence in a time series through the Moving Average, as opposed to the long Autorregresive lag approximation, the test shows gains in power and has good small-sample properties. The asymptotic distribution of the test is shown to be independent of the short-run parameters. The Monte Carlo experiments show that the LR test has higher power than the Augmented Dickey Fuller test for several sample sizes and true values of the Moving Average parameter. The exception is the case when this parameter is very close to -1 with a considerably small sample size.

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  • Hernández Juan R., 2016. "Unit Root Testing in ARMA Models: A Likelihood Ratio Approach," Working Papers 2016-03, Banco de México.
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