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Unit root testing against an ST-MTAR alternative: Finite-sample properties and an application to the UK housing market
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Abstract A class of smooth transition momentum-threshold autoregressive (ST-MTAR) tests is proposed to allow testing of the unit root hypothesis against an alternative of asymmetric adjustment about a smooth non-linear trend. Monte Carlo simulation is employed to derive finite-sample critical values for the ... view more
A class of smooth transition momentum-threshold autoregressive (ST-MTAR) tests is proposed to allow testing of the unit root hypothesis against an alternative of asymmetric adjustment about a smooth non-linear trend. Monte Carlo simulation is employed to derive finite-sample critical values for the proposed test and illustrate its attractive power properties against a range of stationary alternatives. The empirical relevance of the ST-MTAR test is highlighted via an application to aggregate house price data for the UK. Interestingly, house prices are found to exhibit structural change characterised a fitted logistic smooth transition process, with the newly proposed ST-MTAR test providing the most significant results of the alternative smooth transition unit root tests available.... view less
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
p. 1397-1404
Journal
Applied Economics, 41 (2009) 11
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840601019331
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)