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Estimating persistence for irregularly spaced historical data

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  • Franses, Ph.H.B.F.

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This paper introduces to the literature on Economic History a measure of persistence which is particularly useful if the data are irregularly spaced. An illustration to 10 historical unevenly spaced data series for Holland of 1738 to 1779 showed the merits of the methodology

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  • Franses, Ph.H.B.F., 2019. "Estimating persistence for irregularly spaced historical data," Econometric Institute Research Papers EI2020-03, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus School of Economics (ESE), Econometric Institute.
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    Keywords

    Irregularly spaced time series; Economic history; First order autoregression; Persistence;
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    JEL classification:

    • 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
    • N01 - Economic History - - General - - - Development of the Discipline: Historiographical; Sources and Methods

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