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Nonlinear ADF Unit Root Test (KSS Test)

The Nonlinear ADF unit root test, most prominently operationalized by Kapetanios, Shin, and Snell (2003), extends the classical Augmented Dickey-Fuller test to detect mean reversion that occurs via an Exponential Smooth Transition Autoregressive (ESTAR) process. It tests the null of a unit root against a nonlinear stationary alternative, capturing adjustment dynamics that the standard linear ADF test misses.

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  1. Kapetanios, G., Shin, Y., & Snell, A. (2003). Testing for a unit root in the nonlinear STAR framework. Journal of Econometrics, 112(2), 359-379. DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4076(02)00202-6
  2. Dickey, D. A., & Fuller, W. A. (1979). Distribution of the estimators for autoregressive time series with a unit root. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 74(366), 427-431. DOI: 10.2307/2286348

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ScholarGateNonlinear ADF Unit Root Test (Nonlinear Augmented Dickey-Fuller Unit Root Test). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/econometrics/nonlinear-adf-unit-root-test