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Maximum likelihood in the frequency domain: a time to build example


Abstract: The Gaussian log-likelihood can be expressed as the sum over different frequency components. This implies that the likelihood ratio statistic has a similar linear decomposition. Exploiting these observations, the authors devise diagnostic methods that are useful for interpreting maximum-likelihood parameter estimates and likelihood ratio tests. They apply the methods to estimating and testing two real business-cycle models and reject the standard model in favor of an alternative in which capital investment requires a planning period.

https://doi.org/10.26509/frbc-wp-199901

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Part of Series: Working Papers (Old Series)

Publication Date: 1999

Number: 9901