We consider a class of microeconomic models with interacting agents which replicate the main properties of asset prices time series: nonlinearities i levels and common degree of long-memory in the volatilities and co-volatilities of multivariate time series. For these models, longrange...

Two classes of tests designed to detect changes in volatility are proposed. Procedures based on squared model residuals and on the likelihood ratio are considered. The tests are applicable to parametric nonlinear models like GARCH. Both asymptotic and bootstrap tests are investigated by means of...

This paper proposes an extension of the standard one-way error components model allowing for heteroscedasticity in both the individual-specific and the general error terms, as well as for unbalanced panel. Onthe grounds of its robustness to distributional misspecification, its robustness to...

The paper deals with the power and robustness of the R/S type tests under contiguous alternatives. We briefly review the long memory models in levels and volatility, and describe the R/S-type tests used to test for the presence of long memory. The empirical power of the tests is investigated...

This paper proposes a convenient and generally applicable diognostic m-test for checking the distributional specification of parametric conditional heteroscedasticity models for financial data such as customary student t GARCH model. The proposed test is based on the moments of probability...

We propose and study by means of simulations and graphical tools a class of goodness-of-fit tests for ARCH models. The tests are based on the empirical distribution function of squared residuals and smooth (parametric) bootstrap. We examine empirical size and power by means of a simulation...

In this paper, we derive Lagrange multiplier and Lagrange multiplier type specification and misspecification tests for vector smooth transition models. We report results from simulation studies in which the size and power properties of the proposed tests in small samples are considered. The...

The EGARCH is a popular model for discrete time volatility since it allows for asymmetric effects and naturally ensures positivity even when including exogenous variables. Estimation and inference is usually done via maximum likelihood. Although some progress has been made recently, a complete...

In this note we propose a general testing procedure for parametric models based on Bartlett Identities. A well-known example is the Information Matrix test, which is based on the Bartlett Identity of order 1. The Identities are shown to induce a sequenceof testable restrictions on the data...

We provide a ranking of economics departments in Europe and we discuss the methodsused to obtain it. The JEL CD-ROM serves as a database for a period covering 10years. Journals are ranked using a combination of expert opinions and citation data toproduce a scale from 1 to 10. The publication...