Unit Root Tests in Time Series Volume 1: Key Concepts and Problems: v. 1 (Palgrave Texts in Econometrics) - Softcover

Testing for a unit root is now an essential part of time series analysis. Indeed no time series study in economics, and other disciplines that use time series observations, can ignore the crucial issue of nonstationarity caused by a unit root. However, the literature on the topic is large and often technical, making it difficult to understand the key practical issues.

This volume provides an accessible introduction and a critical overview of tests for a unit root in time series, with extensive practical examples and illustrations using simulation analysis. It presents the concepts that enable the reader to understand the theoretical background, and importance of ran¬dom walks and Brownian motion, to the development of unit root tests. The book also examines the latest developments and practical concerns in unit root testing.

This book is indispensable reading for all interested in econometrics, time series econometrics, applied econometrics and applied statistics. It will also be of interest to other disciplines, such as geography, climate change and meteorology, which use time series data.

KERRY PATTERSON is Professor of Econometrics at the University of Reading. He has established an international reputation in econometrics and has published over 50 articles in leading journals, including the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, the Review of Economics and Statistics, the Economic Journal and the International Journal of Forecasting. He is author of A Primer for Unit Root Testing and co-editor, with Terence Mills, of the Palgrave Handbook of Econometrics, both published by Palgrave.