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Gaussian pseudo-maximum likelihood estimation of fractional time series models

Javier Hualde and Peter M. Robinson

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Abstract

We consider the estimation of parametric fractional time series models in which not only is the memory parameter unknown, but one may not know whether it lies in the stationary/invertible region or the nonstationary or noninvertible regions. In these circumstances, a proof of consistency (which is a prerequisite for proving asymptotic normality) can be difficult owing to nonuniform convergence of the objective function over a large admissible parameter space. In particular, this is the case for the conditional sum of squares estimate, which can be expected to be asymptotically efficient under Gaussianity. Without the latter assumption, we establish consistency and asymptotic normality for this estimate in case of a quite general univariate model. For a multivariate model, we establish asymptotic normality of a one-step estimate based on an initial √n-consistent estimate.

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Source
Ann. Statist. Volume 39, Number 6 (2011), 3152-3181.

Dates
First available in Project Euclid: 5 March 2012

Permanent link to this document
http://projecteuclid.org/euclid.aos/1330958676

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1214/11-AOS931

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR3012404

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
1246.62186

Subjects
Primary: 62M10: Time series, auto-correlation, regression, etc. [See also 91B84] 62F12: Asymptotic properties of estimators

Keywords
Fractional processes nonstationarity noninvertibility Gaussian estimation consistency asymptotic normality multiple time series

Citation

Hualde, Javier; Robinson, Peter M. Gaussian pseudo-maximum likelihood estimation of fractional time series models. Ann. Statist. 39 (2011), no. 6, 3152--3181. doi:10.1214/11-AOS931. http://projecteuclid.org/euclid.aos/1330958676.


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  • Supplementary material: Supplement to “Gaussian pseudo-maximum likelihood estimation of fractional time series models”. The supplementary material contains a Monte Carlo experiment of finite sample performance of the proposed procedure, an empirical application to U.S. income and consumption data, and the proofs of the lemmas given in Section 5 of the present paper.
    Digital Object Identifier: doi:10.1214/11-AOS931SUPP
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