Unit root testing in practice: Dealing with uncertainty over the trend and initial condition

Econometric Theory

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 587-636

  Harvey, David I ^a   Leybourne, Stephen J ^a   Taylor, A M Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 69849109097     PISSN: 02664666     EISSN: 14694360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646660809018X     Document Type: Article

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