This paper considers the moments generation of the self exciting threshold autoregressive moving average model. In particular the exact form of the moments of order r is derived and, using this result, the unconditional variance, the skewness and the kurtosis index are given as functions of...

We discuss the paper by Battaglia and Protopapas concerning the analysis of global warming phenomenon in the Alpine Region. The Authors consider a nonlinear model which takes into account regimes in time and levels. In this contribution some of the statistical results presented in the paper are...

The paper assesses the stabilization effects of the EU import regime for fresh fruit and vegetables based on the entry price system. The analysis is carried out on the EU prices of tomatoes and lemons and those of imports from some of the main competing countries on the EU domestic markets:...