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Nearly Efficient Likelihood Ratio Tests For Seasonal Unit Roots

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  • Michael Jansson

    (UC Berkeley and CREATES)

  • Morten Ø. Nielsen

    (Queen's University and CREATES)

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In an important generalization of zero frequency autoregressive unit root tests, Hylleberg, Engle, Granger, and Yoo (1990) developed regression-based tests for unit roots at the seasonal frequencies in quarterly time series. We develop likelihood ratio tests for seasonal unit roots and show that these tests are "nearly efficient" in the sense of Elliott, Rothenberg, and Stock (1996), i.e. that their asymptotic local power functions are indistinguishable from the Gaussian power envelope. Nearly efficient testing procedures for seasonal unit roots have been developed, including point optimal tests based on the Neyman-Pearson Lemma as well as regression-based tests, e.g. Rodrigues and Taylor (2007). However, both require the choice of a GLS detrending parameter, which our likelihood ratio tests do not.In an important generalization of zero frequency autoregressive unit root tests, Hylleberg, Engle, Granger, and Yoo (1990) developed regression-based tests for unit roots at the seasonal frequencies in quarterly time series. We develop likelihood ratio tests for seasonal unit roots and show that these tests are "nearly efficient" in the sense of Elliott, Rothenberg, and Stock (1996), i.e. that their asymptotic local power functions are indistinguishable from the Gaussian power envelope. Nearly efficient testing procedures for seasonal unit roots have been developed, including point optimal tests based on the Neyman-Pearson Lemma as well as regression-based tests, e.g. Rodrigues and Taylor (2007). However, both require the choice of a GLS detrending parameter, which our likelihood ratio tests do not.

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  • Michael Jansson & Morten Ø. Nielsen, 2009. "Nearly Efficient Likelihood Ratio Tests For Seasonal Unit Roots," Working Paper 1224, Economics Department, Queen's University.
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    1. Skrobotov, Anton, 2018. "On bootstrap implementation of likelihood ratio test for a unit root," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 171(C), pages 154-158.
    2. Samuel Brien & Michael Jansson & Morten Ørregaard Nielsen, 2022. "Nearly Efficient Likelihood Ratio Tests of a Unit Root in an Autoregressive Model of Arbitrary Order," Working Paper 1429, Economics Department, Queen's University.
    3. Jansson Michael & Nielsen Morten Ørregaard, 2011. "Nearly Efficient Likelihood Ratio Tests for Seasonal Unit Roots," Journal of Time Series Econometrics, De Gruyter, vol. 3(1), pages 1-21, February.
    4. Eroğlu, Burak Alparslan & Göğebakan, Kemal Çağlar & Trokić, Mirza, 2018. "Powerful nonparametric seasonal unit root tests," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 167(C), pages 75-80.

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    • 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

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