Essay in dividend modelling and forecasting: does nonlinearity help?

Fredj Jawadi

Applied Financial Economics, 2009, vol. 19, issue 16, 1329-1343

Abstract: This article develops a method of nonlinear modelling for the dividends of the Group of seven (G7) indexes using threshold techniques: Smooth Transition Autoregressive Models (STAR). First, smoothness and nonlinearity are justified by the presence of heterogeneous expectations and companies of different sizes. Then, we show that this methodology is adapted to reproduce persistence in the dividend adjustment dynamics. Finally, we highlight the superiority of STAR models compared to the linear process in modelling dividends and reducing measurement error while forecasting future dividends. STAR forecasting supplanted those of linear model in the short and medium terms.

Date: 2009
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