We propose a specification test of a parametrically specified model against a weakly specified alternative. The latter is estimated using K nonparametric nearest neighbors (K-NN) in the context of an artificial regression. We derived the asymptotic distribution under the null hypothesis and...

We propose a specification test of a parametrically specified nonlinear model against a weakly specified alternative. We generalize a similar test procedure proposed by Delgado and Stengos (1990) to test the specification of a linear model. We estimate the alternative model by using K...

We propose a specification test of a parametrically specified nonlinear model against a weakly specified alternative. We generalize a similar test procedure proposed by Delgado and Stengos (1990) to test the specification of a linear model. We estimate the alternative model by using K...

We propose a specification test of a parametrically specified model against a weakly specified alternative. The latter is estimated using K nonparametric nearest neighbors (K-NN) in the context of an artificial regression. We derived the asymptotic distribution under the null hypothesis and...

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