Measuring Contagion with a Bayesian Time-Varying Coefficient Model /

We propose using a Bayesian time-varying coefficient model estimated with Markov chain-Monte Carlo methods to measure contagion empirically. The proposed measure works in the joint presence of heteroskedasticity and omitted variables and does not require knowledge of the timing of the crisis. It dis...

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Autore principale: Rebucci, Alessandro
Altri autori: Ciccarelli, Matteo
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2003/171
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF