A Note on Optimal Smoothing for Time Varying Coefficient Problems
10 Pages Posted: 10 May 2013 Last revised: 9 Nov 2022
Date Written: March 1976
Abstract
An algorithm is presented which provides a complete solution to the optimal estimation problem for time-varying parameters when no proper prior distribution is specified. The key ideas involve a combination of the information-form Kalman filter with the two-filter interpretation of the optimal smoother. The algorithm produces efficient estimates of the parameter trajectories over the entire sample, arid is equally applicable when a proper prior distribution has been specified.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Cooley, Thomas F. and Wall, Kent D., A Note on Optimal Smoothing for Time Varying Coefficient Problems (March 1976). NBER Working Paper No. w0128, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2263112
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