Many econometric quantities such as long-term risk can be modeled by Pareto-like distributions and may also display long-range dependence. If Pareto is replaced by Gaussian, then one can consider fractional Brownian motion whose increments, called fractional Gaussian noise, exhibit long-range...

Consider the sum Z=∑n=1∞λn(ηn−Eηn), where ηn are independent gamma random variables with shape parameters rn0, and the λn’s are predetermined weights. We study the asymptotic behavior of the tail ∑n=M∞λn(ηn−Eηn), which is asymptotically normal under certain conditions. We...

We introduce a broad class of self-similar processes {Z(t),t≥0} called generalized Hermite processes. They have stationary increments, are defined on a Wiener chaos with Hurst index H∈(1/2,1), and include Hermite processes as a special case. They are defined through a homogeneous kernel g,...

Using the CRSP (Center for Research in Security Prices) daily stock return data, we revisit the question of whether or not actual stock market prices exhibit long-range dependence. Our study is based on an empirical investigation reported in Teverovsky, Taqqu and Willinger [33] of the modified...