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A Class of Robust Tests in Augmented Predictive Regressions

Authors 
Antonio Rubia
Publication Year 
2011
JEL Code 
C12 - Hypothesis Testing
C22 - Time-Series Models
Abstract 
This paper focuses on the analytical discussion of a robust t-test for predictability and on the analysis of its finite-sample properties. Our analysis shows that the procedure proposed exhibits approximately correct size even in fairly small samples. Furthermore, the test is well-behaved under short-run dependence, and can exhibit improved power performance over alternative procedures. These appealing properties, together with the fact that the test can be applied in a simple and direct way in the linear regression context, suggests that the modified t-statistic introduced in this paper is well suited for addressing predictability in empirical applications.
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