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A Note On Spurious Break

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  • Bai, Jushan

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When the disturbances of a regression model follow an I(1) process there is a tendency to estimate a break point in the middle of the sample, even though a break point does not actually exist. In this note, we provide a mathematical proof for this phenomenon.

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  • Bai, Jushan, 1998. "A Note On Spurious Break," Econometric Theory, Cambridge University Press, vol. 14(5), pages 663-669, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:etheor:v:14:y:1998:i:05:p:663-669_14
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