Monte Carlo likelihood estimation for three multivariate stochastic volatility models

B.M.J.P. Jungbacker, S.J. Koopman

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Abstract

Estimating parameters in a stochastic volatility (SV) model is a challenging task. Among other estimation methods and approaches, efficient simulation methods based on importance sampling have been developed for the Monte Carlo maximum likelihood estimation of univariate SV models. This paper shows that importance sampling methods can be used in a general multivariate SV setting. The sampling methods are computationally efficient. To illustrate the versatility of this approach, three different multivariate stochastic volatility models are estimated for a standard data set. The empirical results are compared to those from earlier studies in the literature. Monte Carlo simulation experiments, based on parameter estimates from the standard data set, are used to show the effectiveness of the importance sampling methods. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)385-408
JournalEconometric Reviews
Volume25
Issue number2-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006

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