Smooth Threshold Autoregressive models and Markov process: An application to the Lebanese GDP growth rate

This paper analyzes the evolution of the Lebanese GDP growth rate over the period 1970-2018 by estimating two kinds of switching models: The Smooth Transition Autoregressive (STAR) model and the model of the Markov process. These models show, on the one hand, asymmetries in the evolution of GDP grow...

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Main Author: Jean-François Verne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Econometric Research Association 2021-12-01
Series:International Econometric Review
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Online Access:http://www.era.org.tr/makaleler/791543.pdf