This study predicts the medical expenditure of national health insurance by a Back-Propagation Neural Network (BPN). Monte Carlo Simulation and Multiple Regression Analysis are used to compare the results of the BPN. Empirical results show the performance indicator modeled on BPN is the best,...

This paper applies a multivariate GARCH model to analyze the interdependence among gold, stocks and bonds price. Besides, we also examine the relationship between gold and oil price to see if gold could store value during financial crisis term. The empirical results show that gold is a feedback...

A tradeoff between forecast accuracy and the length of an estimation period always exists in forecasting. Longer estimation periods are argued to be less efficient, however, using the forecast encompassing and accuracy test, this study discusses the importance of considering the overall...

This study extends the GARCH with autoregressive conditional jump intensity in Generalized Error Distribution (GARJI-GED) model to identify the fundamental characteristics of Nikkei 225 index and futures. Furthermore, this study applied the Granger causality test to investigate whether an...

A B S T R A C TThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) created the Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) with 16-currencies in 1969 as a reserve asset and a unit of account. In 1980, the IMF modified the composition of and weights to calculate the exchange rate on 5-currency basket. This paper mainly...

This study extends the GARCH with autoregressive conditional jump intensity in Generalized Error Distribution (GARJI-GED) model to identify the fundamental characteristics of Nikkei 225 index and futures. Furthermore, this study applied the Granger causality test to investigate whether an...

This investigation adopts the Correlated Bivariate Poisson GARCH with Jump and Diffusion Volatility Spillover (CBP-GARCH-JDSV) model to determine whether the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (QFIIs) deregulation in Taiwanese stock markets influences normal and abnormal information...

This investigation adopts the Correlated Bivariate Poisson GARCH with Jump and Diffusion Volatility Spillover (CBP-GARCH-JDSV) model to determine whether the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (QFIIs) deregulation in Taiwanese stock markets influences normal and abnormal information...