Modeling the dynamics of Chinese spot interest rates

Yongmiao Hong, Hai Lin and Shouyang Wang

Journal of Banking & Finance, 2010, vol. 34, issue 5, 1047-1061

Abstract: Using the daily data of Chinese 7-day repo rates from January 1, 1997 to December 31, 2008, this paper tests a variety of popular spot rate models, including single-factor diffusion, GARCH, Markov regime-switching and jump-diffusion models. We document that Chinese spot rates are subject to both market forces and administrative forces. GARCH, regime-switching and jump-diffusion models capture some important features of the dynamics of Chinese spot rates, but all models under study are overwhelmingly rejected. We further explore possible sources of model misspecification using diagnostic tests.

Keywords: Spot; rate; models; Term; structure; of; interest; rates; Market; segmentation; Nonparametric; specification; tests (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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