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Final solution to the problem of relating a true copula to an imprecise copula
In this paper we solve in the negative the problem proposed in this journal
(I. Montes et al., Sklar's theorem in an imprecise setting, Fuzzy Sets and
Systems, 278 (2015), 48-66) whether an order interval defined by an imprecise
copula contains a copula. Namely, if is a nonempty set of
copulas, then and are quasi-copulas and the pair
is an imprecise copula according to the
definition introduced in the cited paper, following the ideas of -boxes. We
show that there is an imprecise copula in this sense such that there is
no copula whatsoever satisfying . So, it is
questionable whether the proposed definition of the imprecise copula is in
accordance with the intentions of the initiators. Our methods may be of
independent interest: We upgrade the ideas of Dibala et al. (Defects and
transformations of quasi-copulas, Kybernetika, 52 (2016), 848-865) where
possibly negative volumes of quasi-copulas as defects from being copulas were
studied.Comment: 20 pages; added Conclusion, added some clarifications in proofs,
added some explanations at the beginning of each section, corrected typos,
results remain the sam
Vector Multiplicative Error Models: Representation and Inference
The Multiplicative Error Model introduced by Engle (2002) for positive valued processes is specified as the product of a (conditionally autoregressive) scale factor and an innovation process with positive support. In this paper we propose a multi-variate extension of such a model, by taking into consideration the possibility that the vector innovation process be contemporaneously correlated. The estimation procedure is hindered by the lack of probability density functions for multivariate positive valued random variables. We suggest the use of copulafunctions and of estimating equations to jointly estimate the parameters of the scale factors and of the correlations of the innovation processes. Empirical applications on volatility indicators are used to illustrate the gains over the equation by equation procedure.
Nonlinear Term Structure Dependence: Copula Functions, Empirics, and Risk Implications
This paper documents nonlinear cross-sectional dependence in the term structure of U.S. Treasury yields and points out risk management implications. The analysis is based on a Kalman filter estimation of a two-factor affine model which specifies the yield curve dynamics. We then apply a broad class of copula functions for modeling dependence in factors spanning the yield curve. Our sample of monthly yields in the 1982 to 2001 period provides evidence of upper tail dependence in yield innovations; i.e., large positive interest rate shocks tend to occur under increased dependence. In contrast, the best fitting copula model coincides with zero lower tail dependence. This asymmetry has substantial risk management implications. We give an example in estimating bond portfolio loss quantiles and report the biases which result from an application of the normal dependence model.affine term structure models, nonlinear dependence, copula functions, tail dependence, value-at-risk
Vector Multiplicative Error Models: Representation and Inference
The Multiplicative Error Model introduced by Engle (2002) for positive valued processes is specified as the product of a (conditionally autoregressive) scale factor and an innovation process with positive support. In this paper we propose a multivariate extension of such a model, by taking into consideration the possibility that the vector innovation process be contemporaneously correlated. The estimation procedure is hindered by the lack of probability density functions for multivariate positive valued random variables. We suggest the use of copula functions and of estimating equations to jointly estimate the parameters of the scale factors and of the correlations of the innovation processes. Empirical applications on volatility indicators are used to illustrate the gains over the equation by equation procedure
Vector Multiplicative Error Models:Representation and Inference
The Multiplicative Error Model introduced by Engle (2002) for positive valued processes is specified as the product of a (conditionally autoregressive) scale factor and an innovation process with positive support. In this paper we propose a multivariate extension of such a model, by taking into consideration the possibility that the
vector innovation process be on temporaneously correlated. The estimation procedure is hindered by the lack of probability density functions for multivariate positive valued random variables. We suggest the use of copula functions and of estimating equations to jointly estimate the parameters of the scale factors and of the correlations of the innovation processes. Empirical applications on volatility indicators are used to illustrate the gains over the equation by equation procedure
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