Econometrica Vol. 65 No. 3 1997
Asymptotic Bias for Quasi-Maximum-Likelihood Estimators in Conditional Heteroskedasticity Models
Abstract
For conditional heteroskedasticity models, the authors study the identification condition that is required for consistency of a non-Gaussian quasi-maximum-likelihood estimator. They show that, if the conditional mean is zero or if a symmetry condition is satisfied, then the identification condition is satisfied. Without symmetry, an additional parameter, for the location of the innovation density, must be added for identification. For the conditional variance parameters of a GARCH process, there is no efficiency loss from adding the parameter under symmetry, when the parameter is not needed.
- DOI
- 10.2307/2171754
- Volume
- 65
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 587
- Sources
- bibtex:phds-export.bib crossref openalex