Empirical likelihood-based inference for nonparametric recurrent diffusions
This paper provides a new approach to constructing confidence intervals for nonparametric drift and diffusion functions in the continuous-time diffusion model via empirical likelihood (EL). The log EL ratios are constructed through the estimating equations satisfied by the local linear estimators. Limit theories are developed by means of increasing time span and shrinking observational intervals. The results apply to both stationary and nonstationary recurrent diffusion processes. Simulations show that for both drift and diffusion functions, the new procedure performs remarkably well in finite samples and clearly dominates the conventional method in constructing confidence intervals based on asymptotic normality. An empirical example is provided to illustrate the usefulness of the proposed method.
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2009
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Authors: | Xu, Ke-Li |
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Journal of Econometrics. - Elsevier, ISSN 0304-4076. - Vol. 153.2009, 1, p. 65-82
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Confidence interval Continuous-time models Diffusion Drift Empirical likelihood Local linear smoothing Local time Nonparametric estimation Nonstationarity Stochastic differential equation |
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