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Model selection criteria in multivariate models with multiple structural changes
DOI:10.1016/j.jeconom.2011.04.003.png)
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This paper considers the issue of selecting the number of regressors and the number of structural breaks in multivariate regression models in the possible presence of multiple structural changes. We develop a modified Akaike information criterion (AIC), a modified Mallows' C(p) criterion and a modified Bayesian information criterion (BIC). The penalty terms in these criteria are shown to be different from the usual terms. We prove that the modified BIC consistently selects the regressors and the number of breaks whereas the modified AIC and the modified C(p) criterion tend to overfit with positive probability. The finite sample performance of these criteria is investigated through Monte Carlo simulations and it turns out that our modification is successful in comparison to the classical model selection criteria and the sequential testing procedure robust to heteroskedasticity and autocorrelation. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords:
Structural breaks
AIC
Mallows' Cp
BIC
Information criteria
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