Finite-Sample Properties of the Maximum Likelihood Estimator in GARCH(1,1) and IGARCH(1,1) Models: A Monte Carlo Investigation

Robin L Lumsdaine

Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 1995, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: This paper compares GARCH(1,1) and IGARCH(1,1) models via a Monte Carlo study of the finite sample properties of the maximum likelihood estimator and related test statistics. While the asymptotic distribution is well approximated by the estimated t statistics, other commonly used statistics do not behave as well. In addition, the estimators themselves are skewed in small samples. For the null hypothesis of IGARCH(1,1), Wald tests typically have the best size while the standard Lagrange multiplier statistic is badly oversized; versions that are robust to possible nonnormality of the data perform marginally better. An empirical example demonstrates these results.

Date: 1995
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