In this article, a three-regime multivariate threshold vector error correction model with a ‘band of inaction' is formulated to examine uncovered interest rate parity (UIRP) and expectation hypothesis of the term structure (EHTS) of interest rates for Switzerland. Combining both UIRP and EHTS...

In this paper, we develop a test for the existence of a middle 'band of inaction' in a three-regime threshold vector error correction model (TVECM). A Wald statistic is proposed for this purpose, its limiting distribution is derived (which is non-standard) and critical values calculated through...

This paper proposes a simple procedure to test the hypothesis of no cointegration against both threshold cointegration and an intermediate possibility that we call partial cointegration. Asymptotic theory is devel- oped, the power of the proposed test is analysed through simulations and an...

In this note, we investigate a test for the existence of a middle "band of inaction" in a three-regime threshold vector error correction model (TVECM). For this purpose we propose a supremum Wald statistic, derive its limiting distribution and calculate its critical values through simulations.