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Unit Root Behavior in Energy Futures Prices

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This paper re-examines the empirical evidence for random walk type behavior in energy futures prices. In doing so, tests for unit roots in the univariate time-series representation of the daily crude oil, heating oil, and unleaded gasoline series are performed using recent state-of-the-art methodology. The results show that the unit root hypothesis can be rejected if allowance is made for the possibility of a one-time break in the intercept and the slope of the trend function at an unknown point in time.

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  • Apostolos Serletis, 1992. "Unit Root Behavior in Energy Futures Prices," The Energy Journal, International Association for Energy Economics, vol. 0(Number 2), pages 119-128.
    • Handle: RePEc:aen:journl:1992v13-02-a06
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