On Tue, 26 Apr 2011, Sven Schreiber wrote:
> I tend to think it should be _possible_ to use HAC with VARs for
> demonstration purposes, even if it may not be wise to use them for real
> applications.
>
> The robust default should probably be the "wise" one, i.e. HC but not HAC.
> However, there may also be a case to treat all time-series models alike, as
> you mention.
I agree with Sven. Besides, it is entirely possible that you have
heteroskedasticity in a well-specified VAR, so some form of adjustment may
be necessary after all.
Riccardo (Jack) Lucchetti
Dipartimento di Economia
Università Politecnica delle Marche
r.lucchetti(a)univpm.it
http://www.econ.univpm.it/lucchetti
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Thanks for the comments on this issue. I also agree with you that HC
should be the robust default -- at least for VAR modelling.
Artur