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Semiparametric Testing with Highly Persistent Predictors

Werker, B.; Zhou, B.

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Authors

B. Werker

B. Zhou



Abstract

We address the issue of semiparametric efficiency in the bivariate regression problem with a highly persistent predictor, where the joint distribution of the innovations is regarded an infinite-dimensional nuisance parameter. Using a structural representation of the limit experiment and exploiting invariance relationships therein, we construct invariant point-optimal tests for the regression coefficient of interest. This approach naturally leads to a family of feasible tests based on the component-wise ranks of the innovations that can gain considerable power relative to existing tests under non-Gaussian innovation distributions, while behaving equivalently under Gaussianity. When an i.i.d. assumption on the innovations is appropriate for the data at hand, our tests exploit the efficiency gains possible. Moreover, we show by simulation that our test remains well behaved under some forms of conditional heteroskedasticity.

Citation

Werker, B., & Zhou, B. (2022). Semiparametric Testing with Highly Persistent Predictors. Journal of Econometrics, 227(2), 347-370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconom.2021.03.016

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 4, 2021
Online Publication Date Jun 19, 2021
Publication Date 2022-04
Deposit Date Mar 8, 2021
Publicly Available Date Jun 19, 2023
Journal Journal of Econometrics
Print ISSN 0304-4076
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 227
Issue 2
Pages 347-370
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconom.2021.03.016
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1279490

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