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Are net discount rates stationary?: some further evidence

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  • Joseph H. Haslag
  • Michael Nieswiadomy
  • Daniel J. Slottje

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Gamber and Sorensen provide evidence suggesting that the net discount ratio experienced a level shift in the mean between 1977 and 1981. If such a shift occurred, the nonlinearity in the data shows up as a failure to reject the null hypothesis that a unit root is present; that is, the series is I(1). In this reply, evidence is presented-the Phillips-Perron test and a univariate version of the Stock-Watson q-test-suggesting that the net discount ratio is stationary. Hence, the mean is constant. In addition, if one extends the analysis to include the 1989 through 1993 period, the net discount ratio appears to be reverting.

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  • Joseph H. Haslag & Michael Nieswiadomy & Daniel J. Slottje, 1993. "Are net discount rates stationary?: some further evidence," Working Papers 9341, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:feddwp:9341
    Note: Published as: Haslag, Joseph H., Michael Nieswiadomy and D.J. Slottje (1994), "Are Net Discount Rates Stationary? Some Further Evidence," The Journal of Risk and Insurance 61 (3): 513-518.
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    1. Joseph H. Haslag & Michael Nieswiadomy & Daniel J. Slottje, 1990. "Are net discount ratios stationary?: the implications for present value calculations," Working Papers 9006, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
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    4. Wagner Neal F & Thompson Mark A, 2009. "Forecasting the Periodic Net Discount Rate with Genetic Programming," Journal of Business Valuation and Economic Loss Analysis, De Gruyter, vol. 4(1), pages 1-15, October.
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