A note on unit root testing in the presence of level shifts

In this note we discuss the properties of Augmented-Dickey-Fuller [ADF] unit root tests for autoregressive processes with a unit or near-unit root in the presence of multiple level shifts of large size. Due to the presence of level shifts, the ADF tests experience severe power losses. We consider ne...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Giuseppe Cavaliere, Iliyan Georgiev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2013-03-01
Series:Statistica
Online Access:http://rivista-statistica.unibo.it/article/view/443