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PyTimeVar: A Python Package for Trending Time-Varying Time Series Models

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  • Mingxuan Song

    (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

  • Bernhard van der Sluis

    (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

  • Yicong Lin

    (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute)

Abstract

Time-varying regression models with trends are commonly used to analyze long-term tendencies and evolving relationships in data. However, statistical inference for parameter paths is challenging, and recent literature has proposed various bootstrap methods to address this issue. Despite this, no software package in any language has yet offered the recently developed tools for conducting inference in time-varying regression models. We propose PyTimeVar, a Python package that implements nonparametric estimation along with multiple new bootstrap-assisted inference methods. It provides a range of bootstrap techniques for constructing pointwise confidence intervals and simultaneous bands for parameter curves. Additionally, the package includes four widely used methods for modeling trends and time-varying relationships. This allows users to compare different approaches within a unified environment.

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  • Mingxuan Song & Bernhard van der Sluis & Yicong Lin, 2024. "PyTimeVar: A Python Package for Trending Time-Varying Time Series Models," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 24-060/III, Tinbergen Institute.
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    • C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
    • C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
    • C87 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Econometric Software

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