Unit root tests and structural breaks: A survey with applications

Revista de Metodos Cuantitativos para la Economia y la Empresa

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 63-79

  Glynn, John ^a   Perera, Nelson ^a   Verma, Reetu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Multiple breaks; Structural breaks; Unit root

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749089025     PISSN: 1886516X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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