737 research outputs found
Semiparametric Lower Bounds for Tail Index Estimation
indexation;semiparametric estimation
The asymptotic structure of nearly unstable non-negative integer-valued AR(1) models
This paper considers non-negative integer-valued autoregressive processes
where the autoregression parameter is close to unity. We consider the
asymptotics of this `near unit root' situation. The local asymptotic structure
of the likelihood ratios of the model is obtained, showing that the limit
experiment is Poissonian. To illustrate the statistical consequences we discuss
efficient estimation of the autoregression parameter and efficient testing for
a unit root.Comment: Published in at http://dx.doi.org/10.3150/08-BEJ153 the Bernoulli
(http://isi.cbs.nl/bernoulli/) by the International Statistical
Institute/Bernoulli Society (http://isi.cbs.nl/BS/bshome.htm
Semiparametric lower bounds for tail-index estimation
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Efficient Estimation in Semiparametric Time Series: the ACD Model
In this paper we consider efficient estimation in semiparametric ACD models. We consider a suite of model specifications that impose less and less structure. We calculate the corresponding efficiency bounds, discuss the construction of efficient estimators in each case, and study tvide a simulation study that shows the practical gain from using the proposed semiparametric procedures. We find that, although one does not gain as much as theory suggests, these semiparametric procedures definitely outperform more classical procedures. We apply the procedures to model semiparametrically durations observed on the Paris Bourse for the Alcatel stock in July and August 1996.
Semiparametrically Point-Optimal Hybrid Rank Tests for Unit Roots
We propose a new class of unit root tests that exploits invariance properties
in the Locally Asymptotically Brownian Functional limit experiment associated
to the unit root model. The invariance structures naturally suggest tests that
are based on the ranks of the increments of the observations, their average,
and an assumed reference density for the innovations. The tests are
semiparametric in the sense that they are valid, i.e., have the correct
(asymptotic) size, irrespective of the true innovation density. For a correctly
specified reference density, our test is point-optimal and nearly efficient.
For arbitrary reference densities, we establish a Chernoff-Savage type result,
i.e., our test performs as well as commonly used tests under Gaussian
innovations but has improved power under other, e.g., fat-tailed or skewed,
innovation distributions. To avoid nonparametric estimation, we propose a
simplified version of our test that exhibits the same asymptotic properties,
except for the Chernoff-Savage result that we are only able to demonstrate by
means of simulations
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