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Nonlinear Zivot-Andrews Unit Root Test

The Nonlinear Zivot-Andrews test extends the classical Zivot-Andrews structural-break unit root test by embedding smooth-transition nonlinear adjustment into the test regression. It jointly searches for an endogenous structural break and allows the speed of mean-reversion to vary with distance from the attractor, producing more power against nonlinear stationary alternatives than either test alone.

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Sources

  1. Zivot, E., & Andrews, D. W. K. (1992). Further evidence on the great crash, the oil-price shock, and the unit-root hypothesis. Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 10(3), 251–270. DOI: 10.1080/07350015.1992.10509904
  2. 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

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