Semiparametric Modeling of Multiple Quantiles

27 Pages Posted: 16 Dec 2019 Last revised: 28 Nov 2022

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Leopoldo Catania

Aarhus University - School of Business and Social Sciences; Aarhus University - CREATES

Alessandra Luati

Imperial College London - Department of Mathematics; University of Bologna - Department of Statistics

Date Written: November 28, 2019

Abstract

We develop a semiparametric model to track a large number of quantiles of a time series. The model satisfies the condition of non-crossing quantiles and the defining property of fixed quantiles. A key feature of the specification is that the updating scheme for time-varying quantiles at each probability level is based on the gradient of the check loss function. Theoretical properties of the proposed model are derived such as weak stationarity of the quantile process and consistency of the estimators of the fixed parameters. The model can be applied for filtering and prediction. We also illustrate a number of possible applications such as: i) semiparametric estimation of dynamic moments of the observables, ii) density prediction, and iii) quantile predictions.

Keywords: Dynamic Quantiles, Score Driven Models, Risk Management

Suggested Citation

Catania, Leopoldo and Luati, Alessandra, Semiparametric Modeling of Multiple Quantiles (November 28, 2019). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3494995 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3494995

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Alessandra Luati

Imperial College London - Department of Mathematics ( email )

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United Kingdom

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University of Bologna - Department of Statistics ( email )

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Italy

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