Confronting Theory with Data: the Case of DSGE Modeling

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dc.contributor.authorPoudyal, Nirajen
dc.contributor.committeechairSpanos, Arisen
dc.contributor.committeememberTsang, Kwok Pingen
dc.contributor.committeememberHaller, Hans H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberAshley, Richard A.en
dc.contributor.departmentEconomics, Scienceen
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-19T22:35:15Zen
dc.date.available2013-02-19T22:35:15Zen
dc.date.issued2012-12-07en
dc.description.abstractThe primary objective of this is to confront the DSGE model (Ireland, 2011) with data in an attempt to evaluate its empirical adequacy. The perspective used for this evaluation is based on unveiling the statistical model (structural VAR) behind the DSGE model, with a view to test its probabilistic assumptions vis-a-vis the data. It is shown that the implicit statistical model is seriously misspecified and the information from mis-specification (M-S) testing is then used to respecify the original structural VAR in an attempt to achieve statistical adequacy. The latter provides a precondition for the reliability of any inference based on the statistical model. Once the statistical adequacy of the respecified model is secured through thorough M-S testing, inferences like the likelihood-ratio test for the overidentifying restrictions, forecasting, impulse response analysis are applied to the original DSGE model to evaluate its empirical adequacy. At the end, the same inferential procedure is applied to the CAPM model.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:101en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/19197en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectDSGE modelen
dc.subjectstatistical adequacyen
dc.subjectVARen
dc.subjectStudent's t VARen
dc.subjectmisspecification testingen
dc.titleConfronting Theory with Data: the Case of DSGE Modelingen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineEconomicsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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