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Econometric Model Selection
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Econometric Model Selection

A special issue of Econometrics (ISSN 2225-1146).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 December 2013) | Viewed by 32049

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Tomohiro Ando

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Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne, 200 Leicester Street, Carlton 3053, Australia
Interests: Bayesian econometrics; economic forecasting; financial econometrics; high-dimensional modeling; model selection and averaging

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Model selection is fundamental part of the econometric modeling process. In principle, the econometric modeling is straightforward. Econometricians express their theoretical concepts and beliefs by specifying the structure of economic models. Parameter estimation is then implemented based on some inference procedures, including the maximum likelihood methods, generalized method of moments, Bayesian estimation, and so on. The results are then used for the decision making, forecasting, stochastic structure explorations and many other problems.
Usually, the quality of these solutions depends on the goodness of the constructed econometric models. More specifically, a range of different econometric model specifications can be considered and then an optimal model needs to be determined from a set of candidate econometric models. Together with the recent developments in information technology that permit the collection of high-dimensional data, this special issue will focus on econometric model selection theories and applications concerning the econometric analysis of high dimensional data.

The following list of potential topics is provided to stimulate ideas. Authors are not restricted to this list, but submissions must advance econometric modeling procedures and open new doors to applications.

Prof. Dr. Tomohiro Ando
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • bayesian models
  • consistency of model selection methods
  • empirical likelihood
  • econometric modeling
  • information criteria
  • moment restriction models
  • model averaging and uncertainty
  • model mis-specification
  • shrinkage methods
  • regularization

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Polynomial Regressions and Nonsense Inference
by Daniel Ventosa-Santaulària and Carlos Vladimir Rodríguez-Caballero
Econometrics 2013, 1(3), 236-248; https://doi.org/10.3390/econometrics1030236 - 18 Nov 2013
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Polynomial specifications are widely used, not only in applied economics, but also in epidemiology, physics, political analysis and psychology, just to mention a few examples. In many cases, the data employed to estimate such specifications are time series that may exhibit stochastic nonstationary [...] Read more.
Polynomial specifications are widely used, not only in applied economics, but also in epidemiology, physics, political analysis and psychology, just to mention a few examples. In many cases, the data employed to estimate such specifications are time series that may exhibit stochastic nonstationary behavior. We extend Phillips’ results (Phillips, P. Understanding spurious regressions in econometrics. J. Econom. 1986, 33, 311–340.) by proving that an inference drawn from polynomial specifications, under stochastic nonstationarity, is misleading unless the variables cointegrate. We use a generalized polynomial specification as a vehicle to study its asymptotic and finite-sample properties. Our results, therefore, lead to a call to be cautious whenever practitioners estimate polynomial regressions. Full article
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Parametric and Nonparametric Frequentist Model Selection and Model Averaging
by Aman Ullah and Huansha Wang
Econometrics 2013, 1(2), 157-179; https://doi.org/10.3390/econometrics1020157 - 20 Sep 2013
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This paper presents recent developments in model selection and model averaging for parametric and nonparametric models. While there is extensive literature on model selection under parametric settings, we present recently developed results in the context of nonparametric models. In applications, estimation and inference [...] Read more.
This paper presents recent developments in model selection and model averaging for parametric and nonparametric models. While there is extensive literature on model selection under parametric settings, we present recently developed results in the context of nonparametric models. In applications, estimation and inference are often conducted under the selected model without considering the uncertainty from the selection process. This often leads to inefficiency in results and misleading confidence intervals. Thus an alternative to model selection is model averaging where the estimated model is the weighted sum of all the submodels. This reduces model uncertainty. In recent years, there has been significant interest in model averaging and some important developments have taken place in this area. We present results for both the parametric and nonparametric cases. Some possible topics for future research are also indicated. Full article
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Generalized Empirical Likelihood-Based Focused Information Criterion and Model Averaging
by Naoya Sueishi
Econometrics 2013, 1(2), 141-156; https://doi.org/10.3390/econometrics1020141 - 3 Jul 2013
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This paper develops model selection and averaging methods for moment restriction models. We first propose a focused information criterion based on the generalized empirical likelihood estimator. We address the issue of selecting an optimal model, rather than a correct model, for estimating a [...] Read more.
This paper develops model selection and averaging methods for moment restriction models. We first propose a focused information criterion based on the generalized empirical likelihood estimator. We address the issue of selecting an optimal model, rather than a correct model, for estimating a specific parameter of interest. Then, this study investigates a generalized empirical likelihood-based model averaging estimator that minimizes the asymptotic mean squared error. A simulation study suggests that our averaging estimator can be a useful alternative to existing post-selection estimators. Full article
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On Diagnostic Checking of Vector ARMA-GARCH Models with Gaussian and Student-t Innovations
by Yongning Wang and Ruey S. Tsay
Econometrics 2013, 1(1), 1-31; https://doi.org/10.3390/econometrics1010001 - 4 Apr 2013
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This paper focuses on the diagnostic checking of vector ARMA (VARMA) models with multivariate GARCH errors. For a fitted VARMA-GARCH model with Gaussian or Student-t innovations, we derive the asymptotic distributions of autocorrelation matrices of the cross-product vector of standardized residuals. This is [...] Read more.
This paper focuses on the diagnostic checking of vector ARMA (VARMA) models with multivariate GARCH errors. For a fitted VARMA-GARCH model with Gaussian or Student-t innovations, we derive the asymptotic distributions of autocorrelation matrices of the cross-product vector of standardized residuals. This is different from the traditional approach that employs only the squared series of standardized residuals. We then study two portmanteau statistics, called Q1(M) and Q2(M), for model checking. A residual-based bootstrap method is provided and demonstrated as an effective way to approximate the diagnostic checking statistics. Simulations are used to compare the performance of the proposed statistics with other methods available in the literature. In addition, we also investigate the effect of GARCH shocks on checking a fitted VARMA model. Empirical sizes and powers of the proposed statistics are investigated and the results suggest a procedure of using jointly Q1(M) and Q2(M) in diagnostic checking. The bivariate time series of FTSE 100 and DAX index returns is used to illustrate the performance of the proposed portmanteau statistics. The results show that it is important to consider the cross-product series of standardized residuals and GARCH effects in model checking. Full article
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