Structural Break Tests Robust to Regression Misspecification

Structural break tests for regression models are sensitive to model misspecification. We show—analytically and through simulations—that the sup Wald test for breaks in the conditional mean and variance of a time series process exhibits severe size distortions when the conditional...

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Main Authors: Alaa Abi Morshed, Elena Andreou, Otilia Boldea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-05-01
Series:Econometrics
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2225-1146/6/2/27