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Estimating dynamic rational expectations models when the trend specification is uncertain

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  • Timothy Cogley

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This paper explores various strategies for estimating rational expectations models when the trend specification is uncertain. One approach modified the likelihood function in order to reduce the influence of low-frequency dynamics. Hansen and Sargent (1993) conjectured that this would have little cost in correctly specified models and would improve estimated in mis-specified models. This paper confirms the first part of their conjecture but not the second. Contrary to intuition, the effects of trend-specification errors are spread across the entire frequency domain and are not confined to low-frequencies. Hence, deleting low-frequency dynamics does not remove the specification error. Another approach seeks a representation of the approximating model that does not condition on a specification of the trend, and it estimated parameters by GMM. This approach compares favorably with MLS when the trend is correctly specified and is superior when the trend is mis-specified.

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  • Timothy Cogley, 1996. "Estimating dynamic rational expectations models when the trend specification is uncertain," Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory 96-01, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedfap:96-01
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    Rational expectations (Economic theory); Econometric models;

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