Regression modelMixed-frequency volatility
GARCH-MIDAS
GARCH-MIDAS decomposes volatility into short-term (GARCH) and long-term (MIDAS) components, allowing low-frequency macroeconomic variables to drive medium-term volatility while high-frequency returns govern daily fluctuations. Introduced by Engle and Ghysels (2012), this framework elegantly separates volatility time scales. The approach is powerful for understanding how macro conditions (growth, inflation) drive risk premia and for improved volatility forecasting.
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Sources
- Engle, R. F., & Ghysels, E. (2012). GARCH for long memory. Journal of Econometrics, 164(2), 385-391. DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2011.02.021 ↗
- Ghysels, E., Santa-Clara, P., & Valkanov, R. (2005). There is a risk-return trade-off after all. Journal of Financial Economics, 76(3), 674-704. DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2004.06.003 ↗